Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 36.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 52.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK139.43	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK106.92	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.74	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.54	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-71.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Sweden	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK28.02	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.84	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK60.29	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK42.04	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK52.16	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.47	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.37	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.86	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK19.19	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.55	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.24	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-34.1%
Average			-30.3%

Sweden vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Sweden	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK66.00	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK772.48	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK318K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK225.84	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-78.6%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Sweden	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK378.99	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,770.84	$569.30 MNT2M	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,668.48	$444.50 MNT2M	-33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK970.31	$54.38 MNT196K	-44.3%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,539.76	$817.79 MNT3M	+427.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,916.74	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+12.5%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK73.12	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK44.17	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.94	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-77.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK408.44	$67.73 MNT244K	+64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK154.75	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-73.3%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Sweden	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK907.51	$81.73 MNT294K	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK446.79	$45.38 MNT163K	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK943.88	$102.93 MNT370K	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,477.48	$187.55 MNT675K	+26.1%
Average			+5.4%

Sweden vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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