Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 39.4% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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