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Mongolia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 3.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Mongolia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 LKR847.35	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 LKR2,010.66	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LKR209.20	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR104.12	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+48.3%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 LKR166.73	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 LKR1,838.09	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 LKR1,867.57	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 LKR644.40	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 LKR678.28	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.04 LKR898.30	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR131.21	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+194.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.56 LKR758.13	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR147.75	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+194.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 LKR142.63	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR130.98	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+2.9%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,430.65	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.76 LKR3,183.55	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-24.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,478.81 LKR9,609,536.98	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.09 LKR913.42	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+71.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 LKR4,082.91	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$163.33 LKR48,325.75	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+242.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.34 LKR36,493.53	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+247.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.68 LKR9,077.96	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+91.1%
Average			+146.8%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.94 LKR7,970.85	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	+468.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$475.05 LKR140,554.98	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+1518.8%
Average			+993.4%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 LKR592.43	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 LKR695.20	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.91 LKR2,635.41	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.75 LKR4,365.46	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+306.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 LKR955.07	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+41.3%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.58 LKR8,750.41	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+124.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.20 LKR5,681.56	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+163.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.72 LKR19,444.53	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.57 LKR9,931.80	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+323.7%
Average			+161.6%

Sri Lanka 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: January 2025

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