Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 10.3% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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