Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 38.4% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
?? |
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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