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Mongolia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 6.1% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 41.9% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Romania	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-71.7%
Average			-51.7%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Romania	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+162.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+165.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+6.3%
Average			+33.1%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Romania	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-29.3%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Romania	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-50.2%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

	Romania	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-15.5%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-43.6%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	Romania	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+70.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+70.0%
Average			+47.5%

Romania vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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