Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 4.0% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
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