Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 84.8% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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