Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 7.0% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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