Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 10.1% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 31.7% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 40.2% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 49.1% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% less for restaurants

	Romania	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.94	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.50	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.96	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.51	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-62.4%
Average			-40.8%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Romania	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.25	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.98	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.64	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.92	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.86	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.44	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+172.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.21	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.11	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+160.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.23	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.68	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.72	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+33.6%
Average			+31.5%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Romania	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON31.31	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON111.79	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON130K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.77	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-26.8%
Average			-23.2%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.7% more for housing

	Romania	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.94	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,777.68	$569.30 MNT2M	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,345.04	$444.50 MNT2M	+58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON512.37	$54.38 MNT196K	-49.2%
Average			+31.7%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 40.2% more for childcare

	Romania	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,308.59	$817.79 MNT3M	+69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON34,073.85	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+16.0%
Average			+40.2%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.43	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.70	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.33	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON185.19	$67.73 MNT244K	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON34.12	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-41.6%
Average			-9.8%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.1% more for clothing

	Romania	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON296.50	$81.73 MNT294K	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON169.92	$45.38 MNT163K	+27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON369.09	$102.93 MNT370K	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON407.37	$187.55 MNT675K	+120.2%
Average			+49.1%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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