Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 13.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 65.8% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB97.12	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+92.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB235.01	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB25.08	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.32	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+61.2%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Thailand	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.93	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB267.31	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB239.38	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB69.31	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB46.02	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB45.48	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.20	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+91.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.41	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.68	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.28	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.09	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-15.3%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB170.37	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,105.71	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB982K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB362.40	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-54.9%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Thailand	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB644.82	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,711.48	$569.30 MNT2M	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB9,018.81	$444.50 MNT2M	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,047.16	$54.38 MNT196K	-10.6%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Thailand	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,345.48	$817.79 MNT3M	+58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB388K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-28.3%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB70.64	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB67.21	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB139.61	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,684.08	$67.73 MNT244K	+35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB203.55	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-31.1%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 65.8% more for clothing

	Thailand	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,490.16	$81.73 MNT294K	+84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,104.75	$45.38 MNT163K	+38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,813.59	$102.93 MNT370K	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,620.43	$187.55 MNT675K	+140.7%
Average			+65.8%

Thailand vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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