Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Samoa

Samoa vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Samoa is 3.1% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Samoa
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Samoa
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Samoa
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Samoa

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

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Samoa vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$47.26 WST130.00	+750.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$14.54 WST40.00	+161.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.82 WST5.00	+112.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.36 WST3.75	+130.9%
Average			+330.1%

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Samoa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$0.82 WST2.25	-18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$0.45 WST1.25	-92.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.88 WST18.93	+25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$4.27 WST11.76	+103.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$1.65 WST4.54	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.31 WST6.35	+66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.82 WST2.27	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.82 WST2.27	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.98 WST5.44	+44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.65 WST4.54	+399.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.49 WST1.36	+2.9%
Average			-5.8%

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.13 WST11.36	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$49.07 WST135.00	+909.3%
Average			+61.3%

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Mongolia	Samoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$36.35 WST100.00	+166.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$13.90 WST38.24	-74.4%
Average			-54.1%

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mongolia	Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	??

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.45 WST9.50	+46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.91 WST8.00	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$6.18 WST17.00	+267.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	??
Average			+62.7%

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mongolia	Samoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	??

Mongolia vs. Samoa - Cost of clothing

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