Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 34.1% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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