Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 11.9% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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