Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 39.3% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 3.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 98.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 24.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% less in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of childcare and housing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Malabo. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Malabo, you would:

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+38.4%
Average			-26.7%

Malabo vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.00 MNT3,588.33
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.69 MNT6,091.75
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.37 MNT4,944.16
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.33 MNT1,188.41
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.48 MNT1,730.24
Average			-3.5%

Malabo vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.32 MNT15,549.41
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.86 MNT17,500.00
Average			-27.5%

Malabo vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.5% more for housing

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$13.63 MNT49,062.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$569.30 MNT2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$444.50 MNT2M	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.38 MNT196K
Average			+98.5%

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pay 24.2 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$817.79 MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+2320.2%
Average			+2320.2%

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$67.73 MNT244K	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-22.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Malabo	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.73 MNT294K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.38 MNT163K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.93 MNT370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$187.55 MNT675K

Malabo vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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