Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 43.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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