Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 14.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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