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Mongolia

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 35.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$8.40 FCFA4,942	+51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$4.93 FCFA2,903	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.60 FCFA942	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.32 FCFA775	+123.1%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$4.78 FCFA2,813	+379.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$8.09 FCFA4,760	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$10.66 FCFA6,274	+94.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.93 FCFA1,727	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.17 FCFA2,457	+88.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.11 FCFA653	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.77 FCFA456	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.65 FCFA972	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.35 FCFA797	-1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.19 FCFA702	+261.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.06 FCFA622	+119.9%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$5.01 FCFA2,947	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$23.39 FCFA13,766	+40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$12.49 FCFA7,347	+156.8%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$42.68 FCFA25,114	+213.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,154.87 FCFA680K	+102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$450.79 FCFA265K	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$631.61 FCFA372K	+1061.4%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$51.21 FCFA30,137	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	??
Average			-93.7%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$5.70 FCFA3,352	+141.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.97 FCFA2,335	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$3.76 FCFA2,210	+123.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$25.82 FCFA15,194	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$5.72 FCFA3,369	+37.3%
Average			+21.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	??

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