Kyrgyzstan vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyrgyzstan Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$2341
🏠 One person rent
$355
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$632
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$1970
$5765
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
72
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
32
42
🏙️ Population
6.69M
3.41M

The average cost of living in Kyrgyzstan ($672) is 26% less expensive than in Mongolia ($906). Kyrgyzstan ranked 148th vs 100th for Mongolia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kyrgyzstan compared to 0.5 months in Mongolia. Ranked 141st and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyrgyzstan vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kyrgyzstan Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.72%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.93
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.71
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5629
$7750

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kyrgyzstan

City Cost of living Population
Bishkek
$710
1.15M
Osh
$567
353K
Tokmok
$673
53.2K
Jalal-Abad
$614
89K
Naryn
$661
34.8K
Talas
$653
32.9K
Kant
$681
23.2K
Toktogul
$645
16.4K
Cholpon-Ata
$666
11.5K

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$907
1.4M
Bulgan
$875
12.3K