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Mongolia vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 20.9% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 61.1% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Mongolia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Mongolia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 59.5% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-75.6%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+87.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-28.8%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-89.5%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 61.1% less for housing

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-85.4%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-24.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-53.8%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+94.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+233.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+168.2%
Average			+119.2%

Djibouti vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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