Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 48.8% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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