Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 27.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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