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Mongolia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 11.4% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Mongolia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Moldova. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Mongolia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 MDL117.80	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.65 MDL122.93	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.40	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL11.42	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-15.6%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Moldova	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MDL8.34	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+103.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 MDL87.38	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 MDL84.17	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MDL35.29	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 MDL43.46	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.60	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+373.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MDL14.80	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MDL13.83	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+155.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL15.90	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.58	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.59	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+50.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Moldova	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 MDL92.29	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.97 MDL239.70	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,774.44 MDL476,336.48	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.49 MDL82.97	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+18.0%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Moldova	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.34 MDL191.12	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.48 MDL8,380.67	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.54 MDL7,032.67	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.43 MDL3,149.74	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-65.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Moldova	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.94 MDL6,818.46	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,247.42 MDL96,977.35	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+46.6%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MDL23.05	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 MDL26.22	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+77.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 MDL51.22	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.20 MDL779.91	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 MDL107.56	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-21.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Moldova	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.93 MDL1,162.97	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.50 MDL896.33	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.60 MDL1,748.27	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.56 MDL2,302.00	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+14.2%
Average			+4.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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