Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$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 62.0% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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