Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 78.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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