Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 47.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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