Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 1.1% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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