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Mongolia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 6.2% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+67.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+133.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-32.0%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	+62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-73.7%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-40.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+2.3%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-77.4%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+68.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+90.2%
Average			+46.1%

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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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