Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.5 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
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