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Mongolia vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 19.0% cheaper than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 40.2% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 40.8% more in Mongolia

The cost of clothing and childcare in Mongolia are more expensive than in Gabon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.0% less for restaurants

	Gabon	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-68.1%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Gabon	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-72.8%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Gabon	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-31.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 40.2% less for housing

	Gabon	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-15.2%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Gabon	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+14.1%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-13.4%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 40.8% more for clothing

	Gabon	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+84.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+40.3%
Average			+40.8%

Gabon vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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