Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 44.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB679.03
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB432.17
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB83.22
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.10
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.88
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB387.54
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB320.47
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB126.32
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB172.74
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB56.50
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB57.51
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB74.44
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB92.44
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.57
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.73
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB220.99
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,842.76
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB432.90
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 80.7% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB623.18
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,761.32
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,994.08
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,773.65
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,828.31
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB148.40
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB174.27
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB218.81
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,936.75
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB414.45
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,886.95
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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