Cost of Living Comparison

MNT

COMPARED TO

EUR

Germany is 2.9 times more expensive than Mongolia.

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

pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Germany
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 ₮7,141	$12.21 €10.71	+307.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 ₮12,073	$9.19 €8.06	+81.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 ₮1,664	$2.64 €2.31	+277.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 ₮871	$2.29 €2.01	+524.7%
Average			+297.5%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Germany
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 ₮1,499	$1.56 €1.37	+148.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 ₮9,686	$4.64 €4.07	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 ₮8,293	$3.57 €3.13	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₮3,848	$2.51 €2.20	+55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₮5,381	$3.72 €3.26	+64.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₮2,442	$1.18 €1.04	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ₮2,284	$0.85 €0.75	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 ₮2,249	$0.99 €0.87	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ₮1,983	$1.24 €1.09	+49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₮442	$0.65 €0.57	+248.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ₮933	$0.67 €0.59	+70.8%
Average			+60.2%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Germany
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.65 ₮6,299	$6.30 €5.53	+138.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₮18,043	$78.83 €69.13	+939.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,366.18 ₮43,711,500	$25,426.33 €22,296.37	+38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.15 ₮7,494	$23.42 €20.53	+643.7%
Average			+440.1%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Germany
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.38 ₮41,375	$37.52 €32.91	+115.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$366.87 ₮873,148	$734.30 €643.91	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.17 ₮562,089	$553.91 €485.72	+134.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.43 ₮108,128	$194.90 €170.91	+329.0%
Average			+169.9%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Mongolia	Germany
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.25 ₮317,134	$344.14 €301.78	+158.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,978.84 ₮14,229,642	$14,791.33 €12,970.53	+147.4%
Average			+152.9%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Germany
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 ₮3,331	$4.05 €3.55	+189.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₮5,173	$3.19 €2.79	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 ₮4,642	$7.74 €6.78	+296.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.53 ₮117,874	$35.60 €31.21	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.99 ₮9,506	$12.70 €11.14	+218.0%
Average			+144.5%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Mongolia	Germany
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.46 ₮84,387	$84.50 €74.10	+138.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.93 ₮75,983	$41.41 €36.31	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.72 ₮163,565	$94.35 €82.74	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.61 ₮182,323	$116.93 €102.54	+52.6%
Average			+64.5%

Mongolia vs. Germany - Cost of clothing

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