Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 77.4% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 64.4% more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Syria	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-21.1%
Average			-8.9%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+132.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+191.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+265.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+254.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+29.2%
Average			+67.8%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Syria	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+156.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-60.3%
Average			+6.8%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Syria	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$569.30 MNT2M	+143.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$444.50 MNT2M	+324.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$54.38 MNT196K	-24.7%
Average			+133.0%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Syria	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$817.79 MNT3M	+1292.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+413.8%
Average			+746.0%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$67.73 MNT244K	+256.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+29.5%
Average			+48.9%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.4% more for clothing

	Syria	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$81.73 MNT294K	+97.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$45.38 MNT163K	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$102.93 MNT370K	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$187.55 MNT675K	+130.5%
Average			+64.4%

Syria vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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