Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 5.4% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 32.6% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 45.4% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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