Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Somalia

Somalia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 55.0% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 68.1% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Somalia
Clothing: pay 80.8% less in Somalia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Somalia.

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Somalia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$3.33 SOS1,904	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.00 SOS2,855	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.04 SOS593	+21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.76 SOS436	+29.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.35 SOS773	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$2.50 SOS1,428	-59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.02 SOS4,011	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.18 SOS1,247	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.02 SOS1,155	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.17 SOS669	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.83 SOS475	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.13 SOS648	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.59 SOS334	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.62 SOS356	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.74 SOS421	+53.3%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Mongolia	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$3.57 SOS2,037	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$12.17 SOS6,952	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$10,000.00 SOS6M	-62.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$6.78 SOS3,874	+39.5%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 68.1% less for housing

	Mongolia	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$39.56 SOS22,589	+190.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$143.33 SOS81,854	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$77.50 SOS44,258	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$78.38 SOS44,762	+44.1%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$51.67 SOS29,505	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$515.00 SOS294K	-93.8%
Average			-93.7%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$1.67 SOS952	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$1.00 SOS571	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$34.58 SOS19,750	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	??
Average			-41.4%

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pay 80.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$12.50 SOS7,138	-84.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$16.33 SOS9,328	-64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$18.50 SOS10,565	-82.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$25.83 SOS14,753	-86.2%
Average			-80.8%

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