Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 15.7% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.2% less in Mongolia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Mongolia
- Transportation
-
pay 29.4% less in Mongolia
- Housing
-
pay 9.0% less in Mongolia
- Childcare
-
pay 62.4% more in Mongolia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in Mongolia
- Clothing
-
pay 13.3% more in Mongolia
The cost of groceries, childcare, and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mongolia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 62.4% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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