Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.5 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$16.63
€15.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$9.41
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,779
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,558
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,058
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,667
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮14,082
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮6,104
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮6,023
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,450
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,982
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,593
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,513
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮814
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,516
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 6.4 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,264
|
$7.64
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,500
|
$113.76
€106.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮57,500,000
|
$32,407.58
€30,249.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,500
|
$17.14
€16.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮42,500
|
$52.84
€49.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,188,889
|
$1,291.60
€1,205.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮688,889
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮151,055
|
$156.48
€146.06
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮441,667
|
$893.73
€834.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,519,000
|
$8,678.25
€8,100.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,250
|
$5.53
€5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,800
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮6,000
|
$15.83
€14.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮200,000
|
$59.94
€55.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$11.50
€10.73
|
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pay 35.7% more for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮138,125
|
$76.22
€71.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮97,500
|
$37.26
€34.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮247,778
|
$85.01
€79.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮341,429
|
$90.50
€84.48
|
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