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Mongolia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 83.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 66.1% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 6.1 times more in Mongolia

The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mongolia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Mongolia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.56 MNT19,839.90	+85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$5.41 MNT19,294.30	-45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.72 MNT2,579.19	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.46 MNT1,631.40	-48.5%
Average			-9.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.92 MNT3,292.18	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.86 MNT20,931.10	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$5.29 MNT18,885.46	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.05 MNT7,303.02	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.65 MNT9,449.20	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.34 MNT4,769.19	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.03 MNT3,689.69	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.87 MNT6,659.44	+480.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.17 MNT4,162.15	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.31 MNT1,102.41	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.44 MNT1,574.87	-40.3%
Average			+32.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$3.78 MNT13,505.88	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.34 MNT29,759.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$28,628.61 MNT102M	+138.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$5.00 MNT17,855.91	-53.5%
Average			+20.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$13.74 MNT49,021.09	-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$503.97 MNT2M	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$394.69 MNT1M	-68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$58.01 MNT207K	-47.5%
Average			-66.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$166.77 MNT595K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,632.97 MNT24M

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.95 MNT6,943.97	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.42 MNT8,643.58	+39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.71 MNT6,120.10	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$69.49 MNT248K	+39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.89 MNT13,887.93
Average			+16.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.1 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$81.91 MNT292K	+719.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$65.60 MNT234K	+719.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$98.97 MNT353K	+394.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$150.55 MNT537K	+201.1%
Average			+508.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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