Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 8.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.06
₫46,802
|
$4.83
₮11,504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
$4.59
₮10,928
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫13,202
|
$0.89
₮2,114
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₫8,843
|
$0.41
₮978
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
$0.58
₮1,385
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
₫163,492
|
$3.68
₮8,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₫122,923
|
$3.84
₮9,145
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
$1.71
₮4,080
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫37,550
|
$2.00
₮4,771
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
₫28,335
|
$1.19
₮2,823
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫11,297
|
$1.15
₮2,743
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫16,458
|
$1.25
₮2,986
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫9,769
|
$1.33
₮3,166
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫12,514
|
$0.19
₮462
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫10,718
|
$0.43
₮1,019
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₫95,720
|
$3.30
₮7,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.61
₫172,857
|
$7.89
₮18,789
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
$18,528.18
₮44,097,078
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₫124,379
|
$4.35
₮10,353
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
$11.87
₮28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
$289.10
₮688,065
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
$167.67
₮399,062
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
$48.01
₮114,273
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
$131.58
₮313,153
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
$6,766.81
₮16,105,020
|
|
pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
₫20,546
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫41,442
|
$2.32
₮5,531
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.21
₫526,952
|
$62.83
₮149,547
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
₫86,671
|
$3.22
₮7,669
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
$50.87
₮121,062
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
$28.46
₮67,743
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
$71.81
₮170,910
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
$76.26
₮181,501
|
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