Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 5.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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