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Armenia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 19.2% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 47.2% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Armenia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Armenia are more expensive than in Mongolia.

Armenia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$10.61 AMD4,227.35	+109.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$9.00 AMD3,586.85	+85.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.86 AMD343.03	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.49 AMD195.81	-5.8%
Average			+47.8%

Mongolia vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.70 AMD277.92	-24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$3.88 AMD1,546.87	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.47 AMD2,180.63	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.20 AMD874.88	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.20 AMD1,276.59	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.56 AMD222.45	-67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.73 AMD292.21	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.64 AMD254.30	-66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.80 AMD317.14	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.34 AMD133.73	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.31 AMD125.27	-31.0%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.63 AMD1,842.94	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$12.86 AMD5,124.07	+58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$30,864.95 AMD12,297,759.17	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$3.76 AMD1,496.23	-29.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Mongolia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$19.21 AMD7,653.61	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$684.28 AMD272,641.36	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$447.92 AMD178,467.34	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$89.01 AMD35,463.92	+51.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 47.2% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$270.71 AMD107,861.60	+76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$9,038.40 AMD3,601,239.37	+17.5%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.67 AMD666.13	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.87 AMD1,142.36	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.57 AMD1,024.81	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$67.15 AMD26,756.75	+12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.79 AMD2,305.83	+26.9%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Mongolia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$70.99 AMD28,285.58	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$51.27 AMD20,427.27	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$139.93 AMD55,752.53	+58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$75.15 AMD29,942.37	-47.2%
Average			+4.8%

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