Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 82.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 35.4% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,006.67	$4.92 F CFA2,811	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,456.49	$10.46 F CFA5,980	+93.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,600.87	$0.89 F CFA511	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,645.11	$1.09 F CFA621	+137.7%
Average			+60.9%

Mongolia vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,319.86	$0.64 F CFA365	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,107.04	$6.44 F CFA3,680	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT19,044.20	$9.55 F CFA5,456	+80.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,364.41	$2.81 F CFA1,605	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,528.63	$4.40 F CFA2,513	+66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,809.27	$1.27 F CFA726	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,720.70	$0.85 F CFA487	-17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,715.41	$1.21 F CFA693	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,197.13	$0.98 F CFA560	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,111.67	$0.69 F CFA397	+124.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,588.10	$0.59 F CFA334	+32.7%
Average			+22.4%

Mongolia vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,619.41	$6.70 F CFA3,831	+77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT30,010.01	$80.49 F CFA45,997	+865.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT103M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT18,006.00	$20.12 F CFA11,499	+302.2%
Average			+318.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,433.15	$48.58 F CFA27,762	+253.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT2M	$940.87 F CFA538K	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1M	$364.90 F CFA209K	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT209K	$119.46 F CFA68,264	+105.9%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 35.4% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT600K	$268.31 F CFA153K	+60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT24M	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+9.9%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT7,002.33	$2.68 F CFA1,533	+37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,716.24	$4.47 F CFA2,556	+84.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,171.54	$1.79 F CFA1,022	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT250K	$50.08 F CFA28,620	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT14,004.67	$8.94 F CFA5,111	+129.8%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT295K	$52.32 F CFA29,898	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT236K	$47.70 F CFA27,257	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT356K	$110.31 F CFA63,033	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT542K	$131.17 F CFA74,958	-12.9%
Average			-16.2%

Mongolia vs. Senegal - 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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