Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.5% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 69.4% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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