Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 24.7% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Zambia
Housing: pay 44.6% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 41.7% less in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 64.2% less in Zambia

The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Zambia are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Zambia.

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Zambia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.53 ZMW112.60	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.03 ZMW102.36	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.63 ZMW12.80	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.36 ZMW7.36	-38.8%
Average			-11.1%

Mongolia vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.18 ZMW23.99	+18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.15 ZMW104.86	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.37 ZMW129.64	+16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$1.77 ZMW36.13	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.87 ZMW58.47	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.11 ZMW22.50	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.10 ZMW22.42	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.65 ZMW33.66	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.70 ZMW14.19	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.16 ZMW23.71	+252.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.83 ZMW16.87	+72.3%
Average			+10.5%

Mongolia vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$5.47 ZMW111.35	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$50.15 ZMW1,021.16	+200.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$7,541.11 ZMW154K	-72.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$14.58 ZMW296.85	+199.8%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 44.6% less for housing

	Mongolia	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$54.99 ZMW1,119.57	+303.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$280.45 ZMW5,710.17	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$165.11 ZMW3,361.70	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$61.51 ZMW1,252.41	+13.1%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 41.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$138.25 ZMW2,814.92	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$16,638.36 ZMW339K	+101.4%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$1.26 ZMW25.59	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.82 ZMW57.44	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$3.02 ZMW61.42	+79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$54.67 ZMW1,113.17	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$6.03 ZMW122.83	+44.7%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 64.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$23.28 ZMW473.94	-71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$15.45 ZMW314.58	-66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$45.19 ZMW920.02	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$72.53 ZMW1,476.75	-61.3%
Average			-64.2%

Mongolia vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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