Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 82.1% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Gabon. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are 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 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,006.67	$17.89 FCFA10,222	+221.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,456.49	$13.42 FCFA7,666	+148.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,600.87	$1.49 FCFA852	+106.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,645.11	$1.43 FCFA818	+213.1%
Average			+172.3%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Mongolia	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,319.86	$1.52 FCFA868	+64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,107.04	$4.70 FCFA2,683	-19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT19,044.20	$11.57 FCFA6,610	+118.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,364.41	$5.55 FCFA3,169	+171.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,528.63	$4.06 FCFA2,318	+53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,809.27	$2.03 FCFA1,159	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,720.70	$2.03 FCFA1,159	+96.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,715.41	$1.62 FCFA927	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,197.13	$1.62 FCFA927	+39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,111.67	$1.62 FCFA927	+425.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,588.10	$1.62 FCFA927	+267.7%
Average			+114.1%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,619.41	$4.08 FCFA2,331	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT30,010.01	$49.19 FCFA28,109	+489.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT103M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT18,006.00	$7.34 FCFA4,192	+46.6%
Average			+137.6%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,433.15	$71.55 FCFA40,886	+420.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT2M	$1,073.24 FCFA613K	+113.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1M	$447.18 FCFA256K	+13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT209K	$68.39 FCFA39,082	+17.9%
Average			+141.3%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT600K	$178.87 FCFA102K	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT24M	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-12.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT7,002.33	$1.07 FCFA613	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,716.24	$6.26 FCFA3,578	+158.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,171.54	$2.68 FCFA1,533	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT250K	$67.08 FCFA38,331	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT14,004.67	$4.50 FCFA2,569	+15.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT295K	$89.44 FCFA51,108	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT236K	$44.72 FCFA25,554	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT356K	$53.66 FCFA30,665	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT542K	$107.32 FCFA61,329	-28.7%
Average			-24.3%

Mongolia vs. Gabon - 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: September 2026

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