Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.3 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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