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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 55.1% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 13.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Mongolia. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+106.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.84 F CFA472	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.84 F CFA470	+83.9%
Average			+43.0%

Mongolia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.52 F CFA292	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+98.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$2.26 F CFA1,263	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.52 F CFA288	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$1.02 F CFA569	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.92 F CFA513	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.76 F CFA425	+145.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.79 F CFA442	+79.3%
Average			+30.0%

Mongolia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+489.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+221.8%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+213.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$593.76 F CFA331,840	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$371.16 F CFA207,435	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+166.1%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 13.4% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$295.14 F CFA164,948	+77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-50.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.07 F CFA600	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$1.79 F CFA1,000	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+129.8%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$47.70 F CFA26,658	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$89.44 F CFA49,984	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$141.31 F CFA78,975	-6.1%
Average			-10.3%

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