Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 40.6% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 71.2% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH328.00	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.83	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.10	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.30	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+19.3%
Average			-9.8%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.74	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.66	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.85	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.86	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.41	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.71	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+188.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH31.03	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.97	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+131.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.42	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.28	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.61	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+104.1%
Average			+49.5%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH275.53	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH623.54	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.86	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-1.7%
Average			-9.6%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.2% more for housing

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.99	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+132.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,410.99	$569.30 MNT2M	+77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,509.04	$444.50 MNT2M	+110.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,046.42	$54.38 MNT196K	-19.6%
Average			+71.2%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,894.09	$817.79 MNT3M	+209.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH299K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+24.4%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.98	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+112.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.30	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+80.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.82	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,250.63	$67.73 MNT244K	+143.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.61	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+0.1%
Average			+54.6%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,397.06	$81.73 MNT294K	+53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,669.90	$45.38 MNT163K	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,545.48	$102.93 MNT370K	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,967.61	$187.55 MNT675K	+112.9%
Average			+51.3%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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