Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 86.0% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$107.65
€102.09
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