Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 24.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 42.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 25.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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