Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 39.1% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 66.5% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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