Cost of living comparison

 Mongolia
compared to
 Oman
Oman vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Oman is 59.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.1% more in Oman
Groceries
pay 7.4% less in Oman
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Oman
Housing
pay 96.9% more in Oman
Childcare
pay 19.7% more in Oman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Oman
Clothing
pay 33.2% less in Oman

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

Oman vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.1% more for restaurants

 
Mongolia
Oman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$5.04
OMR1.940
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$8.86
OMR3.410
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$0.86
OMR0.330

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

 
Mongolia
Oman
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$1.05
OMR0.400
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$3.23
OMR1.240
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$7.70
OMR2.960

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Mongolia
Oman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$56.28
OMR21.640
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$21,170.43
OMR8,140.010

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pay 96.9% more for housing

 
Mongolia
Oman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
$77.45
OMR29.780
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$391.56
OMR150.550
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$283.72
OMR109.090

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pay 19.7% more for childcare

 
Mongolia
Oman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.03
MNT520,000.00
$183.14
OMR70.420
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$7,687.51
OMR2,955.840

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mongolia
Oman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
MNT6,000.00
$9.22
OMR3.550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
$4.04
OMR1.550
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$5.84
OMR2.250

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

 
Mongolia
Oman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$41.28
OMR15.870
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$37.52
OMR14.430
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$74.14
OMR28.510

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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: July 2025
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