Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 33.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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