Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

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Albania vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 31.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 22.0% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Albania

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

Albania vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$8.37 ALL733	+64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.97 ALL610	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.66 ALL145	+97.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.81 ALL71	+55.1%
Average			+65.3%

Mongolia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.85 ALL74	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$5.29 ALL463	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$7.20 ALL630	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$3.11 ALL273	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.11 ALL272	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.59 ALL51	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$1.05 ALL92	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.68 ALL59	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.67 ALL59	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.46 ALL41	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.51 ALL44	+11.6%
Average			-4.1%

Mongolia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$7.81 ALL684	+95.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$17.64 ALL1,544	+117.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$28,265.14 ALL2,474,334	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$30.70 ALL2,687	+479.5%
Average			+171.5%

Mongolia vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Mongolia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$16.01 ALL1,402	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$447.88 ALL39,208	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$324.85 ALL28,437	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$57.67 ALL5,049	-1.7%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 22.0% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$168.56 ALL14,756	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$3,514.89 ALL307,694	-54.3%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.60 ALL227	+47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.77 ALL155	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.70 ALL324	+109.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$44.45 ALL3,892	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$7.64 ALL669	+67.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$50.86 ALL4,453	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$40.61 ALL3,555	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$90.86 ALL7,954	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$121.22 ALL10,612	-14.8%
Average			-13.8%

Mongolia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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