Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 8.5% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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