Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 37.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Greece
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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