Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 42.2% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
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