Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 4.9% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$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 23.6% less for housing
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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