Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 0.1% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 51.4% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,218.94	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,668.47	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF433.96	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF308.38	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-39.2%
Average			-36.9%

Hungary vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Hungary	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF500.22	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,572.54	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,380.82	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF937.17	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF820.14	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF238.59	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+154.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF265.86	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+76.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF262.05	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+162.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF448.47	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF175.16	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF191.81	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-14.7%
Average			+36.1%

Hungary vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Hungary	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,167.38	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,372.20	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,113,197.69	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,214.28	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-54.8%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Hungary	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,147.31	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF150,392.44	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF114,879.73	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF36,148.75	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-41.7%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Hungary	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF97,309.99	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-43.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,600,143.36	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+6.3%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF563.46	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF663.02	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,006.85	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF15,505.27	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,274.88	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-28.0%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 51.4% more for clothing

	Hungary	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF23,502.77	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF9,781.45	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+85.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF23,723.92	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF27,738.05	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+84.2%
Average			+51.4%

Hungary vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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