Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 66.0% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 83.4% more for restaurants
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Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$10.23
€9.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.37
€1.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.17
€4.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$4.66
€4.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.38
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.37
€0.36
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$6.76
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$39.41
€37.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$25,606.21
€24,578.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$9.07
€8.71
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$17.22
€16.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$467.65
€448.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$322.68
€309.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$196.83
€188.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$427.69
€410.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$13,383.30
€12,846.32
|
|
pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$3.06
€2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.95
€4.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$42.71
€41.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.00
€9.60
|
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pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$76.51
€73.44
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$43.17
€41.44
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$84.42
€81.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$120.68
€115.84
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