Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 12.0% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.87 HUF3,543.93	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$8.99 HUF2,930.19	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.53 HUF499.36	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.22 HUF396.33	+105.9%
Average			+82.3%

Mongolia vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.45 HUF471.60	+45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.06 HUF1,648.16	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.46 HUF1,455.12	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.41 HUF1,110.16	+61.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.93 HUF955.81	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.91 HUF295.62	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.95 HUF309.46	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.98 HUF318.48	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.51 HUF491.76	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.47 HUF151.82	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.52 HUF169.71	+8.3%
Average			+1.2%

Mongolia vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.99 HUF2,279.81	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$24.26 HUF7,909.09	+45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$14.89 HUF4,854.00	+206.2%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Mongolia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$21.54 HUF7,022.77	+58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$513.43 HUF167K	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$393.20 HUF128K	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$114.97 HUF37,480.61	+111.4%
Average			+4.6%

Mongolia vs. Hungary - Cost of housing

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$324.41 HUF106K	-60.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+1.3%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.18 HUF710.39	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.37 HUF772.70	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$7.52 HUF2,452.77	+348.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$50.86 HUF16,579.76	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$7.84 HUF2,554.74	+88.0%
Average			+24.2%

Mongolia vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$85.00 HUF27,709.02	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$34.43 HUF11,225.02	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$85.20 HUF27,776.08	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$95.64 HUF31,179.35	-49.0%
Average			-24.0%

Mongolia vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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