Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 24.7% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.68
SOS961
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$1.27
SOS725
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.12
SOS639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
|
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