Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 11.0% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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