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Thailand vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 15.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 78.0% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 78.9% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$2.33 THB78.66	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.02 THB202.98	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.70 THB23.76	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.38 THB12.79	-27.3%
Average			-18.4%

Mongolia vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.40 THB47.18	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$8.16 THB275.20	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$6.68 THB225.38	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.05 THB68.99	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$1.29 THB43.51	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.23 THB41.50	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.52 THB17.55	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.82 THB27.48	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.66 THB22.20	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.69 THB23.34	+126.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.54 THB18.06	+17.6%
Average			-0.5%

Mongolia vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.47 THB150.62	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$25.43 THB857.50	+214.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$31,362.48 THB1,057,425.03	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$9.67 THB325.90	+82.5%
Average			+78.0%

Mongolia vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Mongolia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$17.13 THB577.71	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$389.22 THB13,123.04	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$225.23 THB7,594.06	-47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$55.17 THB1,860.26	-5.9%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 78.9% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$341.66 THB11,519.43	+123.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$10,344.18 THB348,766.84	+34.5%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.20 THB74.17	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.90 THB64.04	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.85 THB129.72	+117.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$48.79 THB1,645.07	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.42 THB182.77	+18.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$38.62 THB1,302.05	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$29.36 THB989.92	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$82.78 THB2,791.08	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$65.55 THB2,210.25	-53.9%
Average			-36.0%

Mongolia vs. Thailand - 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: February 2025

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