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Mongolia vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 23.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 43.2% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 35.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-16.8%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 43.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+117.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+109.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+155.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-12.9%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-29.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-70.6%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+91.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+97.8%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-24.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-47.1%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+317.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+163.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+141.8%
Average			+167.2%

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