Mongolia vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mongolia Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2239
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$481
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$142
💸 GDP per capita
$6751
$1341
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
19
🌐 English speaking %
1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
43
21
😀 Quality of life
51
29
🏙️ Population
3.52M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Mongolia ($935) is 29% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($724). Mongolia ranked 108th vs 147th for Tajikistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mongolia compared to 0.2 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 90th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mongolia vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Mongolia and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$532
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.06%
22.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1953
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$961
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$31.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8592
$6664

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Cities Comparison in Mongolia vs Tajikistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mongolia

City Cost of living Population
Ulaanbaatar
$935
1.4M
Bulgan
$904
12.3K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$773
948K
Khujand
$576
199K
Qurghonteppa
$734
127K
Istaravshan
$645
64.3K
Konibodom
$610
54.4K
Tursunzoda
$737
46.7K
Panjakent
$704
43.8K
Buston
$622
29.8K
Ghafurov
$583
18.4K
Istiklol
$599
14.2K