Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 16.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.24
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.86
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 77.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.03
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.75
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.50
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.30
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.50
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.08
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.52
|
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,189.96
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.65
|
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN109.93
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,263.56
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN921.62
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN161.81
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN725.21
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,906.46
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.70
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.21
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.12
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN120.14
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.14
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN168.72
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.62
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN262.31
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN266.21
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
|
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