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Mongolia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 6.9% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 92.5% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+108.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+27.0%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Thailand	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-28.5%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Thailand	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-52.5%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Thailand	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-4.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Thailand	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-40.3%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-38.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 92.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+120.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+122.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+117.8%
Average			+92.5%

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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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