Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 33.9% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 65.2% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 62.6% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Gabon

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

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Gabon vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$17.07 FCFA10,046	+207.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$15.36 FCFA9,041	+176.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.71 FCFA1,005	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.42 FCFA837	+140.9%
Average			+176.7%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.19 FCFA701	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.12 FCFA3,014	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$12.92 FCFA7,605	+135.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$4.32 FCFA2,545	+105.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.87 FCFA2,278	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.36 FCFA797	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.74 FCFA1,025	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.74 FCFA1,025	+2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.55 FCFA911	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.36 FCFA797	+310.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.94 FCFA1,139	+302.6%
Average			+65.2%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.01 FCFA2,362	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$46.94 FCFA27,626	+181.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$7.25 FCFA4,266	+49.1%
Average			+34.4%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Mongolia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$64.01 FCFA37,671	+369.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,024.21 FCFA603K	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$426.76 FCFA251K	-4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$65.27 FCFA38,410	+20.0%
Average			+38.2%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 62.6% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$170.70 FCFA100K	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	-32.9%
Average			-62.6%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$1.02 FCFA603	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$5.97 FCFA3,516	+147.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$2.56 FCFA1,507	+52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$64.01 FCFA37,671	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$4.48 FCFA2,635	+7.4%
Average			+6.2%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$85.35 FCFA50,229	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$42.68 FCFA25,114	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$51.21 FCFA30,137	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$102.42 FCFA60,274	-45.4%
Average			-28.1%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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