Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$15.33
€13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$10.30
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$2.98
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$2.26
€2.06
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$2.50
€2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$8.22
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$4.01
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$5.79
€5.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$6.51
€5.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$49.62
€45.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$26,063.58
€23,733.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$19.69
€17.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$36.32
€33.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$871.49
€793.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$685.35
€624.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$267.95
€243.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$469.56
€427.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$14,286.41
€13,008.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$4.59
€4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$3.54
€3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$6.46
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$44.34
€40.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$12.69
€11.55
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$85.15
€77.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$46.34
€42.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$89.08
€81.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$125.31
€114.11
|
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