Cost of Living in Erdenet, 🇲🇳 Mongolia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 5 11 $650 $208 $352 $164 $39

Utilities 21 22 1 — $65 $85 $59 —

Internet & Mobile 14 3 4 $15 $15 $22 $15 $0

Groceries 15 16 1 $43 $108 $232 $88 $3

Transportation 13 17 24 1 $48 $32 $72 $28 $8

Dining Out 23 1 $320 $68 $92 $28 $13

Leisure Activities 19 25 10 $37 $42 $470 $30 $8

Health Insurance 6 $67 $50 $125 $12 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 — $25 $35 — —

Total $1,180 $613 $1,485 $424 $73

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Airbnb (1 month) 11 $650.00 $560 – $845 per month

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 $164.05 $142 – $222 per month

Coworking Space 9 $94.18 per month

Coliving Space 5 11 $320.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 27 $3.03 per cup

Beer 1 $1.00 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 1 $1.95 per meal

Fast Food Combo 23 $4.87 per meal

Apples 16 1 $2.39 per kg

Bread 15 $0.79 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.53 per liter

Rice 15 $1.98 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 1 $4.17 per kg

Beef 16 1 $4.17 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $5.28 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 23 $18.91 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 15 $0.58 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $0.56 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $0.28 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 24 1 $4.45 per month

Gasoline 2 26 $1.45 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $1.67 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $6.28 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $6.95 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $8.31 per month

Gym Membership 25 1 $22.24 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $5.56 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $2.78 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $1.95 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $48.10 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $40.88 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $110.66 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 16 $5.50 per visit

Laundry 15 $2.22 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $8.76 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 $5.02 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 3,596.4 MNT on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Bangkok, Bishkek, Almaty, Ulaanbaatar

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 507.16 650
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 225.41 164.05
- Apples 1.69 2.39
- Beef 6.2 4.17
- Beer 0.85 1
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- Bread 0.7 0.79
- Chicken Fillets 4.23 4.17
- Cinema Ticket 2.82 1.95
- Coffee 1.27 3.03
- Coliving Space 197.23 320
- Coworking Space 98.62 94.18
- Dining Out local 22.54, nomad 422.64, expat 67.62, family 67.62, tourist 18.31 local 28, nomad 320, expat 68, family 92, tourist 13
- Doctor Visit (GP) 14.09 8.76
- Fast Food Combo 3.94 4.87
- Gasoline 0.99 1.45
- Groceries local 70.44, nomad 28.18, expat 84.53, family 225.41, tourist 0 local 88, nomad 43, expat 108, family 232, tourist 3
- Gym Membership 22.54 22.24
- Haircut 4.23 5.5
- Health Insurance local 14.09, nomad 56.35, expat 42.26, family 112.7, tourist 1.41 local 12, nomad 67.2, expat 50, family 125, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 112.7, nomad 338.11, expat 225.41, family 338.11, tourist 42.26 local 164.05, nomad 650, expat 208.24, family 352.02, tourist 39
- Internet & Mobile local 22.54, nomad 56.35, expat 33.81, family 42.26, tourist 2.82 local 15.26, family 22.21, tourist 0.28
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 16.91 8.31
- Jeans 33.81 48.1
- Laundry 2.82 2.22
- Leisure Activities local 8.45, nomad 84.53, expat 42.26, family 56.35, tourist 11.27 local 30, nomad 37, expat 42, family 470, tourist 8
- Meal (Inexpensive) 2.82 1.95
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 19.72 18.91
- Milk 0.99 1.53
- Mobile Plan 7.04 6.95
- Monthly Transport Pass 11.27 4.45
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.23 5.02
- Rice 1.27 1.98
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.69 1.67
- Running Shoes 56.35 110.66
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2.82 2.78
- Scooter Rental 8.45 6.28
- Summer Dress 19.72 40.88
- Taxi Start 0.85 0.56
- Taxi per km 0.42 0.28
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.45 5.56
- Transportation local 8.45, nomad 42.26, expat 22.54, family 56.35, tourist 5.64 local 28, nomad 48, expat 32, family 72, tourist 8
- Utilities local 22.54, nomad 0, expat 42.26, family 56.35, tourist 0 local 59, nomad 0, expat 65, family 85, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 14.09, expat 42.26, family 56.35 local 0, expat 25, family 35
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.42 0.58
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.86 5.28
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