Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 50.7% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 19.9% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.3% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 88.8% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,871	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+188.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫12,997	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,700	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+98.2%
Average			+102.8%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,779	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,035	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,247	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,204	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,133	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+114.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,852	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+175.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,294	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+148.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,798	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,262	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-6.3%
Average			+31.4%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫86,924	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+134.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-15.4%
Average			+27.6%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$569.30 MNT2M	+46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$444.50 MNT2M	+72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$54.38 MNT196K	+9.6%
Average			+50.1%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 19.9% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$817.79 MNT3M	+154.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫378M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-43.5%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,532	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+159.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,155	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,042	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫532K	$67.73 MNT244K	+228.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,159	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+32.7%
Average			+93.3%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.8% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$81.73 MNT294K	+99.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫622K	$45.38 MNT163K	+88.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$102.93 MNT370K	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$187.55 MNT675K	+152.8%
Average			+88.8%

Vietnam vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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