Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 41.4% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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