Mongolia vs. Tuvalu Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 44.1% more expensive than Tuvalu overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.8% more in Mongolia
Housing
pay 93.7% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.3% less in Mongolia

The cost of housing and restaurants in Mongolia are more expensive than in Tuvalu. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.8% more for restaurants

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.39
A$4.94
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
A$7.28
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
A$3.64
$0.86
MNT3,083.33

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.00
MNT3,588.33
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.18
MNT22,248.75
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.49
MNT19,758.34

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.32
MNT15,549.41
Monthly public transit pass ?? $16.67
MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,896.36
MNT97M

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pay 93.7% more for housing

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $13.63
MNT49,062.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $318.09
A$462.94
$569.30
MNT2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $212.06
A$308.63
$444.50
MNT2M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $817.79
MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,262.71
MNT30M

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
A$4.37
$2.36
MNT8,500.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
A$7.28
$2.42
MNT8,692.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.68
MNT6,044.89

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tuvalu
Mongolia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $81.73
MNT294K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $45.38
MNT163K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $102.93
MNT370K

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