Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 74.2% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$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) | ?? |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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