Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 34.7% cheaper than Italy overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 8.7% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Mongolia

The cost of clothing and childcare in Mongolia are more expensive than in Italy. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Italy, you would:

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pay 63.7% less for restaurants

	Italy	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.81 €16.79	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.59 €10.34	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 €1.23	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-57.3%
Average			-63.7%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Italy	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.96	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.58 €7.66	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 €5.21	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 €3.59	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 €5.04	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.30	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.73	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-40.9%
Average			-28.0%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Italy	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.51 €38.83	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,598.57 €30,880.53	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.27 €18.09	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-76.0%
Average			-48.5%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Italy	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.01 €26.79	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$723.52 €645.77	$569.30 MNT2M	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$562.80 €502.32	$444.50 MNT2M	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.38 €144.93	$54.38 MNT196K	-66.5%
Average			-32.6%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.7% more for childcare

	Italy	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$542.33 €484.05	$817.79 MNT3M	+50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,535.75 €9,403.56	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-21.6%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Italy	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 €5.03	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 €1.75	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.73 €6.00	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-75.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.93 €49.92	$67.73 MNT244K	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.26 €9.16	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-59.4%
Average			-36.1%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Italy	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.42 €77.14	$81.73 MNT294K	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 €34.13	$45.38 MNT163K	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.86 €89.13	$102.93 MNT370K	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.82 €114.08	$187.55 MNT675K	+46.7%
Average			+14.1%

Italy vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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