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Chad

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 11.3% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in N'djamena. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA5,023	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.56 MNT20,000.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-30.8%
Average			-29.8%

N'djamena vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA201	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+192.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,005	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+262.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,049	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,205	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,823	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,253	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA570	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA684	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA653	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-33.5%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,852	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+128.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,260	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	+26.6%
Average			-16.2%

N'djamena vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA251K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	$569.30 MNT2M	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$444.50 MNT2M	+420.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,205	$54.38 MNT196K	+66.6%
Average			+13.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$817.79 MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,262.71 MNT30M

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA753	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA502	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+183.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA578	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	+71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.73 MNT244K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.17 MNT15,000.00
Average			+115.6%

N'djamena vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	N'djamena	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA15,069	$81.73 MNT294K	+219.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA20,091	$45.38 MNT163K	+32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA25,114	$102.93 MNT370K	+141.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$187.55 MNT675K	+119.7%
Average			+117.8%

N'djamena vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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