Mongolia vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mongolia Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$471
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1016
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$5839
$1233
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
3.97
❤️ Life expectancy
72.7
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
16
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
46
19
😀 Quality of life
42
20
🏙️ Population
3.41M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Mongolia ($906) is 31% more expensive than in Myanmar ($694). Mongolia ranked 100th vs 140th for Myanmar 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 Mongolia compared to 0.4 months in Myanmar. Ranked 108th and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mongolia vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Mongolia and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 12 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.

Mongolia Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1765
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.26
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.15
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6411
$12264

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$906
1.4M
Bulgan
$879
12.3K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$705
6.87M
Mandalay
$710
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$701
1.16M
Hpa-an
$610
422K
Bago
$650
284K
Pathein
$778
287K
Taunggyi
$660
265K
Myitkyina
$683
243K
Mawlamyine
$569
254K
Monywa
$661
207K
Myeik
$576
222K
Sittwe
$678
101K