Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 8.6% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 91.0% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD913	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,010	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-62.5%
Average			-44.0%

Serbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Serbia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD82	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD477	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD507	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD243	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD296	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD59	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+148.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+136.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD105	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+48.3%
Average			+30.7%

Serbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Serbia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD726	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,694	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD951	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-46.4%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Serbia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,803	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,700	$569.30 MNT2M	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD26,063	$444.50 MNT2M	+79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,705	$54.38 MNT196K	-58.4%
Average			+31.5%

Serbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 91.0% more for childcare

	Serbia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,141	$817.79 MNT3M	+216.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD751K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+15.4%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD268	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD201	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD455	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,065	$67.73 MNT244K	+131.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD584	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-25.1%
Average			+7.7%

Serbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Serbia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,630	$81.73 MNT294K	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,740	$45.38 MNT163K	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,088	$102.93 MNT370K	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,319	$187.55 MNT675K	+59.8%
Average			+11.6%

Serbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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