Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 37.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Spain
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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