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Jordan vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 14.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in Jordan
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 99.3% more in Jordan
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Jordan
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.7% more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Jordan

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

Jordan vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$5.22 JOD3.700	+2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.63 JOD4.700	+36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.48 JOD0.340	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.36 JOD0.260	-30.2%
Average			-8.5%

Mongolia vs. Jordan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.51 JOD0.360	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$3.30 JOD2.340	-51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.28 JOD3.750	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.90 JOD1.350	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.20 JOD1.560	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.80 JOD0.570	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.71 JOD0.500	-45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.58 JOD0.410	-69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.32 JOD0.220	-78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.36 JOD0.260	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.34 JOD0.240	-24.6%
Average			-32.5%

Mongolia vs. Jordan - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$5.41 JOD3.840	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$31.82 JOD22.570	+293.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$25,243.27 JOD17,907.570	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$9.82 JOD6.970	+85.4%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Mongolia	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$32.16 JOD22.820	+119.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$278.15 JOD197.320	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$203.84 JOD144.610	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$73.53 JOD52.160	+25.4%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$139.70 JOD99.110	-8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$4,155.50 JOD2,947.910	-46.0%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$5.64 JOD4.000	+219.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.58 JOD1.830	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.47 JOD2.460	+96.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$50.93 JOD36.130	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$10.72 JOD7.600	+135.0%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$44.98 JOD31.910	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$39.03 JOD27.690	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$81.72 JOD57.970	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$69.17 JOD49.070	-51.4%
Average			-28.5%

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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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