Cost of living comparison

Samoa

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 3.2% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.7% less for restaurants

	Samoa	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-88.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-61.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-56.7%
Average			-76.7%

Samoa vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Samoa	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+1260.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+105.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-2.8%
Average			+6.2%

Samoa vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Samoa	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.67 MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,896.36 MNT97M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-90.1%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Samoa	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$569.30 MNT2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$444.50 MNT2M
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$54.38 MNT196K	+291.3%
Average			+117.7%

Samoa vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Samoa	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$817.79 MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,262.71 MNT30M

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Samoa	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-72.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.73 MNT244K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.17 MNT15,000.00
Average			-38.5%

Samoa vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Samoa	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.73 MNT294K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.38 MNT163K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.93 MNT370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$187.55 MNT675K

Samoa vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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