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Mongolia vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 5.3% cheaper than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 48.7% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 46.4% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Niger	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA2,985	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA5,971	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA833	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA373	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-31.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Niger	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA332	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.86 MNT21,008.22
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,745	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,260	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,555	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA903	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA752	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA436	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA181	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+36.6%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Niger	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,128	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.34 MNT29,869.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA11,941,620	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,891	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+47.9%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 48.7% less for housing

	Niger	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$13.74 MNT49,201.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA547,324	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA298,541	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA114,148	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-71.6%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Niger	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA597,081	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,084,919	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+20.2%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Niger	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA746	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,824	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,493	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,318	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA2,985	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-27.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 46.4% more for clothing

	Niger	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA39,805	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA49,757	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA29,854	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+85.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA39,805	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+111.4%
Average			+46.4%

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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: December 2025

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