Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 54.7% more expensive than Sudan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.7% less in Mongolia
- Groceries
-
pay 20.9% more in Mongolia
- Transportation
-
pay 47.3% less in Mongolia
- Housing
-
pay 3.7% more in Mongolia
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Mongolia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.2% more in Mongolia
- Clothing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Mongolia
The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Sudan. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Mongolia. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,507.50
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.29
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.36
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,144.82
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,557.48
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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