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Mongolia vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 19.2% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 52.8% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.8% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Mongolia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Mongolia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Burma	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.54 MMK5,318	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.79 MMK14,235	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MMK1,534	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MMK1,308	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-16.3%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Burma	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 MMK2,215	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 MMK9,309	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 MMK12,432	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 MMK2,690	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MMK5,569	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 MMK4,518	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	-21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK985	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+177.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,046	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+96.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MMK1,887	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,066	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MMK1,523	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-37.3%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Burma	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$18.28 MMK38,352	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-33.7%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 52.8% more for housing

	Burma	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.88 MMK142,420	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.80 MMK763,252	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.29 MMK432,792	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+107.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.72 MMK53,967	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+128.0%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Burma	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.10 MMK384,144	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-11.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 MMK1,983	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MMK3,515	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.29 MMK2,711	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.95 MMK41,850	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+200.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 MMK6,630	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+44.4%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Burma	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	-9.8%
Average			+5.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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