Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 52.8% more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.0% more in Mongolia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Mongolia
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6% more in Mongolia
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Mongolia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3% more in Mongolia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 85.7% more in Mongolia
- Clothing
-
pay 49.4% more in Mongolia
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.42
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.94
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.14
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.30
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.50
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.43
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.88
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.58
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.86
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.50
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.25
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.12
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.83
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.65
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.40
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,886.99
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.22
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.38
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,381.95
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,808.05
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,364.16
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,316.17
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,778.08
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.22
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.78
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.16
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH853.55
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.51
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,926.75
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,315.08
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,093.93
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,389.00
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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