Cost of living comparison
Spain is 83.2% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
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