Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 18.8% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 50.9% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 86.7% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.8% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.38 SCR249.67	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 SCR119.16	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SCR32.35	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 SCR26.85	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-72.1%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 SCR24.75	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.37 SCR206.42	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SCR99.57	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SCR51.72	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 SCR51.87	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 SCR13.65	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.77	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.95	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 SCR38.02	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 SCR9.30	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SCR8.64	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-24.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 SCR88.36	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.44 SCR379.86	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.09 SCR604.56	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-87.4%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 50.9% less for housing

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$168.84 SCR2,425.37	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.20 SCR15,057.45	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.24 SCR11,912.06	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.93 SCR1,018.98	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-17.3%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,668.90 SCR95,799.30	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+15.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.58 SCR108.86	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SCR74.24	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.96 SCR258.01	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.52 SCR1,070.51	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 SCR88.28	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-25.8%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 86.7% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.57 SCR697.66	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.36 SCR292.46	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+148.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.56 SCR855.60	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 SCR958.83	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+113.1%
Average			+86.7%

Seychelles vs. Mongolia - 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: March 2025

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