Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 13.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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