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Mongolia vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

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.

Mongolia vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 15.0% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 UAH241.42	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 UAH213.94	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 UAH24.14	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	+44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 UAH16.30	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+33.3%
Average			+15.0%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 UAH24.50	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 UAH156.43	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+81.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 UAH152.88	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UAH65.58	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UAH69.86	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.06	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+483.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 UAH27.50	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+97.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 UAH27.25	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+192.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 UAH33.12	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 UAH8.40	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH11.83	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+60.2%
Average			+110.8%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 UAH203.65	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.29 UAH428.40	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,988.02 UAH1,081,886.99	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.85 UAH160.22	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+37.6%
Average			+3.6%

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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	+174.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.41 UAH11,381.95	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+104.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.56 UAH7,808.05	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+128.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.79 UAH2,364.16	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+3.3%
Average			+102.7%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.83 UAH11,316.17	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,183.21 UAH215,778.08	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+48.4%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 UAH39.22	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+87.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.03 UAH42.78	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+145.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 UAH91.16	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 UAH853.55	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+192.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.71 UAH154.51	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+22.9%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.28 UAH1,926.75	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.59 UAH1,315.08	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.32 UAH3,093.93	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.41 UAH3,389.00	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+74.7%
Average			+49.4%

Ukraine vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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