Cost of living comparison
Greece is 72.3% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$13.17
€12.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$4.23
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$7.55
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$40.19
€38.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$13.82
€13.16
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$524.36
€499.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$392.21
€373.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$413.12
€393.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
|
pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$48.72
€46.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$8.82
€8.40
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$93.42
€88.96
|
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