Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 4.7% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-52.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-56.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-75.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-55.3%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.67 MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-78.3%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$569.30 MNT2M	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$444.50 MNT2M	+127.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$54.38 MNT196K	-68.9%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$817.79 MNT3M	+257.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+276.5%
Average			+267.0%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$67.73 MNT244K	+99.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-79.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.73 MNT294K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$45.38 MNT163K	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.93 MNT370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$187.55 MNT675K	+921.3%
Average			+148.6%

Sao Tome vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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