Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 17.7% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 81.5% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 70.3% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 40.5% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$7.95 NAD149.28	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$4.23 NAD79.41	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.83 NAD15.64	-0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.68 NAD12.83	+31.0%
Average			+18.5%

Mongolia vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.88 NAD16.44	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$3.33 NAD62.59	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.12 NAD96.02	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.57 NAD48.15	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.33 NAD43.73	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.79 NAD14.91	-53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.77 NAD14.38	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.71 NAD13.38	-62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.83 NAD15.61	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.91 NAD17.17	+199.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.93 NAD17.51	+104.8%
Average			+6.5%

Mongolia vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.5% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.77 NAD89.56	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$34.08 NAD639.75	+321.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$15,621.70 NAD293,219.27	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$7.10 NAD133.28	+34.0%
Average			+81.5%

Mongolia vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.3% more for housing

	Mongolia	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$63.90 NAD1,199.40	+336.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$452.24 NAD8,488.55	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$328.15 NAD6,159.38	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$51.47 NAD966.07	-12.2%
Average			+70.3%

Mongolia vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$169.47 NAD3,180.98	+10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$5,302.57 NAD99,529.28	-31.0%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.49 NAD27.99	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.81 NAD33.88	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.97 NAD55.71	+68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$34.72 NAD651.66	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$4.90 NAD91.96	+7.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 40.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$37.49 NAD703.73	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$26.97 NAD506.20	-46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$70.06 NAD1,315.04	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$69.59 NAD1,306.16	-51.1%
Average			-40.5%

Mongolia vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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