Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Qatar

Qatar vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 34.1% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Qatar
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Qatar

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Qatar are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

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Qatar vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.49 QAR23.79	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.14 QAR26.13	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.84 QAR3.08	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.35 QAR1.29	-40.3%
Average			+11.0%

Mongolia vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.38 QAR5.06	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.99 QAR14.63	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.97 QAR29.21	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.27 QAR11.97	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.56 QAR13.02	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.93 QAR3.41	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.76 QAR2.77	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.68 QAR2.48	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.54 QAR2.00	-60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.39 QAR1.44	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.39 QAR1.43	-18.8%
Average			-12.5%

Mongolia vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Mongolia	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$2.14 QAR7.82	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$23.33 QAR85.44	+39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$17.58 QAR64.40	+261.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$86.45 QAR316.63	+534.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,433.67 QAR5,251.26	+151.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$856.18 QAR3,135.99	+92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$65.24 QAR238.97	+20.0%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	-18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	+16.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$11.34 QAR41.55	+380.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$5.19 QAR19.02	+115.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.67 QAR20.77	+237.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$119.62 QAR438.15	+76.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$11.43 QAR41.88	+174.4%
Average			+167.3%

Mongolia vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$44.75 QAR163.90	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$42.52 QAR155.75	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$98.38 QAR360.34	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$79.08 QAR289.64	-57.8%
Average			-32.6%

Mongolia vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing

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