Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 11.3% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 53.6% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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