Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 5.5% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 22.9% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Burkina Faso

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

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Burkina Faso vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 34.6% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.25 F CFA4,269	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.25 F CFA4,269	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.08 F CFA636	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.08 F CFA636	+83.1%
Average			+34.6%

Mongolia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.11 F CFA653	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$8.54 F CFA5,023	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.59 F CFA4,468	+38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.56 F CFA1,507	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$9.29 F CFA5,468	+319.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.13 F CFA1,253	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.55 F CFA911	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.74 F CFA1,025	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.71 F CFA418	+114.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.77 F CFA456	+61.1%
Average			+52.2%

Mongolia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$5.49 F CFA3,232	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$36,701.04 F CFA22M	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$7.34 F CFA4,320	+51.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$54.06 F CFA31,811	+296.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$341.40 F CFA201K	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$230.45 F CFA136K	-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$136.41 F CFA80,277	+150.8%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$34.14 F CFA20,091	-95.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$5,974.59 F CFA4M	-27.7%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$1.19 F CFA703	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$1.99 F CFA1,172	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$1.32 F CFA779	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$59.75 F CFA35,160	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$6.83 F CFA4,018	+63.8%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$34.14 F CFA20,091	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$51.21 F CFA30,137	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$85.35 F CFA50,229	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$102.42 F CFA60,274	-45.4%
Average			-32.0%

Mongolia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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