Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 33.5% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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