Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 14.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 99.3% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
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