Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 26.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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