Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 43.9% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 83.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
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