Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 7.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 30.2% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
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