Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 28.3% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 41.4% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 96.8% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Peru	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.89	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.50	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.37	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+9.7%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	Peru	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.61	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.68	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.59	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.00	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN8.99	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.96	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+126.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+214.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+170.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+17.2%
Average			+28.8%

Peru vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Peru	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN19.94	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.51	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,115.61	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN66.93	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-75.1%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 41.4% more for housing

	Peru	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.23	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,486.35	$569.30 MNT2M	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN853.68	$444.50 MNT2M	+78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN140.50	$54.38 MNT196K	+32.8%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Peru	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN455.20	$817.79 MNT3M	+516.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,589.93	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+10.8%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.01	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.38	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.05	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.56	$67.73 MNT244K	+116.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.37	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-17.6%
Average			-1.8%

Peru vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 96.8% more for clothing

	Peru	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN160.91	$81.73 MNT294K	+74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN86.89	$45.38 MNT163K	+79.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN224.48	$102.93 MNT370K	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN211.20	$187.55 MNT675K	+204.8%
Average			+96.8%

Peru vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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