Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 50.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.8% less in Mongolia
- Groceries
-
pay 60.6% less in Mongolia
- Transportation
-
pay 49.1% less in Mongolia
- Housing
-
pay 66.5% less in Mongolia
- Childcare
-
pay 36.7% less in Mongolia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.7% less in Mongolia
- Clothing
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pay 7.8% less in Mongolia
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Mongolia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$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) | ?? |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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