Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 6.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 40.9% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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