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Vietnam vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 19.2% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 0.5% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Vietnam

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,789.87	$1.88 ₫49,521	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,245.65	$4.13 ₫108,489	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,572.68	$0.53 ₫13,912	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,627.28	$0.29 ₫7,491	-37.6%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,283.88	$0.86 ₫22,585	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT20,878.31	$5.32 ₫139,702	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,837.83	$5.20 ₫136,715	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,284.61	$1.45 ₫38,033	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,425.37	$1.56 ₫40,903	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,757.16	$1.18 ₫31,113	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,680.38	$0.47 ₫12,376	-54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,642.64	$0.58 ₫15,116	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,151.65	$0.49 ₫12,897	-57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,099.63	$0.46 ₫12,203	+50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,570.90	$0.47 ₫12,257	+5.7%
Average			-20.5%

Mongolia vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% less for transportation

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,471.82	$3.19 ₫83,859	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,684.81	$6.64 ₫174,584	-20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT101,917,838.68	$33,225.24 ₫872,984,909	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,810.88	$5.90 ₫155,099	+18.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT48,897.47	$8.68 ₫227,990	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,794,132.06	$310.38 ₫8,155,025	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,405,080.88	$223.57 ₫5,874,289	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT206,510.19	$43.27 ₫1,136,995	-25.4%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT593,696.15	$199.23 ₫5,234,659	+19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,613,373.73	$12,262.04 ₫322,182,017	+84.9%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,926.46	$0.93 ₫24,461	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,621.79	$1.60 ₫41,992	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,104.67	$1.28 ₫33,588	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT247,373.39	$20.38 ₫535,449	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,852.91	$3.19 ₫83,921	-17.9%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT291,615.19	$31.66 ₫831,876	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT233,520.29	$21.29 ₫559,490	-67.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT352,326.63	$72.72 ₫1,910,642	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT535,975.69	$77.26 ₫2,030,118	-48.7%
Average			-51.0%

Mongolia vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2026

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