Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 47.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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