Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 26.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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