Vietnam is 11.7% cheaper than Mongolia.

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.71
MNT16,005.07
$1.84
₫45,480
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
$4.33
₫107,270
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
MNT2,533.11
$0.55
₫13,578

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
$0.88
₫21,881
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.94
MNT23,567.91
$6.02
₫149,006
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
MNT16,833.53
$5.38
₫133,333

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.78
MNT12,837.98
$3.48
₫86,165
Monthly public transit pass $7.97
MNT27,085.51
$6.87
₫170,055
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054

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pay 34.8% less for housing

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
$8.95
₫221,794
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
$304.25
₫7,535,517
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
$210.52
₫5,214,187

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pay 70.2% more for childcare

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.72
MNT512,162.32
$212.34
₫5,259,121
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453

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pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.59
MNT5,417.10
$0.89
₫22,078
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.39
MNT8,109.24
$1.56
₫38,727
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
$1.19
₫29,364

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

 
Mongolia
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
$28.72
₫711,451
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
$23.06
₫571,201
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
$81.55
₫2,019,786

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