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Egypt vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 44.3% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 66.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 68.7% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$3.96 EGP200.28	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$4.84 EGP244.76	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.31 EGP15.45	-63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.12 EGP6.22	-76.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.76 EGP38.30	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$1.76 EGP89.29	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$3.30 EGP166.89	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.54 EGP78.04	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$1.97 EGP99.65	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.62 EGP31.16	-63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.21 EGP10.85	-83.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.15 EGP7.43	-92.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.18 EGP9.02	-87.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.21 EGP10.46	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.23 EGP11.44	-50.4%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Mongolia	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$0.98 EGP49.57	-75.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$12.01 EGP607.66	+48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$29,154.15 EGP1,475,105.25	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$2.65 EGP134.29	-49.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 66.2% less for housing

	Mongolia	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$7.63 EGP385.85	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$206.11 EGP10,428.33	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$111.12 EGP5,622.31	-74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$11.85 EGP599.69	-79.8%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$66.57 EGP3,368.03	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,472.73 EGP74,515.25	-80.8%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.79 EGP90.72	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.38 EGP69.66	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.85 EGP93.62	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$21.86 EGP1,106.29	-63.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$2.68 EGP135.51	-41.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$23.44 EGP1,186.14	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$48.49 EGP2,453.50	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$97.17 EGP4,916.63	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$36.98 EGP1,871.25	-74.0%
Average			-33.2%

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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: February 2025

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