Cost of living comparison

 Mongolia
compared to
 Iran
Iran vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 30.8% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants
pay 1.6% more in Iran
Groceries
pay 51.4% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 22.1% more in Iran
Housing
pay 45.8% less in Iran
Childcare
pay 64.4% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.8% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 31.9% less in Iran

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

Iran vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 1.6% more for restaurants

 
Mongolia
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$3.77
IRR158,631
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$3.72
IRR156,633
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$0.85
IRR35,786

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

 
Mongolia
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$0.50
IRR20,967
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$2.06
IRR86,772
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$2.72
IRR114,565

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

 
Mongolia
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$2.50
IRR105,296
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$11.01
IRR463,650
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300

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pay 45.8% less for housing

 
Mongolia
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
$11.98
IRR504,639
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$231.30
IRR9,743,676

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

 
Mongolia
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.03
MNT520,000.00
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mongolia
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
MNT6,000.00
$0.81
IRR34,276
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
$1.24
IRR52,386
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$1.96
IRR82,680

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

 
Mongolia
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$104.63
IRR4,407,580

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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: July 2025
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