Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 7.9% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.5% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 23.9% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$8.70 RSD913	+56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.63 RSD1,010	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.05 RSD215	+139.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.58 RSD165	+166.9%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$0.78 RSD82	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$4.54 RSD477	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.83 RSD507	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.32 RSD243	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.82 RSD296	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.56 RSD59	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.78 RSD82	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.72 RSD75	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.00 RSD105	-27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.41 RSD43	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.32 RSD34	-32.6%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.92 RSD726	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$25.68 RSD2,694	+54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$9.06 RSD951	+86.4%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 23.9% less for housing

	Mongolia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$26.71 RSD2,803	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$340.23 RSD35,700	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$248.38 RSD26,063	-44.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$130.61 RSD13,705	+140.2%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$258.66 RSD27,141	-68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$7,159.32 RSD751K	-13.4%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.55 RSD268	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$1.92 RSD201	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.33 RSD455	+158.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$29.21 RSD3,065	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$5.57 RSD584	+33.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$82.25 RSD8,630	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$45.18 RSD4,740	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$105.67 RSD11,088	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$117.40 RSD12,319	-37.4%
Average			-10.4%

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