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Gambia

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 2.6 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 86.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD544.30	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD585.22	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD196.47	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD117.74	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-62.6%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.98	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD226.52	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+103.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD381.10	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD143.46	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD91.33	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+80.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD68.50	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.86	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+94.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.89	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+107.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.67	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+124.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.44	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.73	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+9.4%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD298.08	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD487.98	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+154.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD196K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+920.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.86 MNT17,500.00
Average			+189.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,355.86	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,640.72	$569.30 MNT2M	+455.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD6,040.54	$444.50 MNT2M	+448.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,732.21	$54.38 MNT196K	+133.9%
Average			+319.5%

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pay 86.0 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD503.38	$817.79 MNT3M	+12003.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD10,067.57	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+6014.4%
Average			+8502.6%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD418.01	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD274.70	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD125.84	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,761.82	$67.73 MNT244K	+186.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD251.69	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+23.4%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Banjul	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,172.00	$81.73 MNT294K	+46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,303.33	$45.38 MNT163K	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,407.54	$102.93 MNT370K	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,480.76	$187.55 MNT675K	+115.6%
Average			+35.1%

Banjul vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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