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Mongolia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 45.5% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 68.4% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 6.7% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,801.04	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,233.70	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,054.14	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,305.83	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+27.0%
Average			+5.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,691.16	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,273.33	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,506.40	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,891.81	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,140.70	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,153.95	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+159.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,259.37	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,287.90	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,208.81	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+124.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,009.39	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,745.72	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+202.4%
Average			+76.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.48	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS89,186.45	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	+11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS322,593,830.75	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,005.49	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+57.5%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 68.4% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS126,665.23	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,598,706.40	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,522,774.33	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS366,643.36	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+89.3%
Average			+68.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 6.7% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,022,588.79	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69,142,837.83	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+14.8%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,379.60	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,136.22	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,268.62	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS656,119.85	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,668.65	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+1.9%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS288,481.93	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+239.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS375,356.58	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+109.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS942,859.77	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS813,541.29	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+121.4%
Average			+124.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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