Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.3 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in United States instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮15,150
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,785
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮1,288
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
$2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮11,531
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮12,043
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮6,283
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮3,717
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮3,613
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮3,932
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮4,169
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮608
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,342
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮10,333
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮24,745
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮13,635
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮906,157
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮525,550
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮412,411
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮7,285
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮196,947
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮10,100
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
$36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮239,030
|
$98.75
|
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