Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 6.3% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Russia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB869.82	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB513.46	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB92.96	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB47.90	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-1.0%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Russia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB61.61	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB442.47	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB352.44	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB126.17	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB196.29	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB67.47	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB64.46	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.35	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+108.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB106.50	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB28.37	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.87	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+68.9%
Average			+29.4%

Russia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Russia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB247.68	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,941.98	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB437.75	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-10.8%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Russia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB680.55	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB39,887.11	$569.30 MNT2M	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB26,934.52	$444.50 MNT2M	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,414.31	$54.38 MNT196K	-41.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Russia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB32,353.38	$817.79 MNT3M	+103.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB800K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-17.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB165.36	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB219.43	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB229.06	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,006.76	$67.73 MNT244K	+80.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB502.79	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-33.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Russia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,715.61	$81.73 MNT294K	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,434.21	$45.38 MNT163K	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,119.23	$102.93 MNT370K	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB8,950.70	$187.55 MNT675K	+68.3%
Average			+2.5%

Russia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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