Mongolia vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mongolia Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2073
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$380
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$826
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$5046
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
71
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
35
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3%
🎓 Higher education
44
50
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
3.41M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Mongolia ($792) is 102% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). Mongolia ranked 112th vs 194th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mongolia compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 122nd and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mongolia vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Mongolia and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1038
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.97
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.25
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.7
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$3091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$792
1.4M
Bulgan
$759
12.3K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K