Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 34.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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