Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 4.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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