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Mongolia

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Gabon

Libreville vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 33.9% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 65.2% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 62.6% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Libreville

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

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Libreville vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$17.07 FCFA10,046	+207.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$15.36 FCFA9,041	+176.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.71 FCFA1,005	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.42 FCFA837	+140.9%
Average			+176.7%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.2% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.19 FCFA701	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.12 FCFA3,014	-17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$12.92 FCFA7,605	+135.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$4.32 FCFA2,545	+105.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.87 FCFA2,278	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.36 FCFA797	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.74 FCFA1,025	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.74 FCFA1,025	+2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.55 FCFA911	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.36 FCFA797	+310.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.94 FCFA1,139	+302.6%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.01 FCFA2,362	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$46.94 FCFA27,626	+181.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$7.25 FCFA4,266	+49.1%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$64.01 FCFA37,671	+369.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,024.21 FCFA603K	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$426.76 FCFA251K	-4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$65.27 FCFA38,410	+20.0%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 62.6% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$170.70 FCFA100K	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	-32.9%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$1.02 FCFA603	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$5.97 FCFA3,516	+147.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$2.56 FCFA1,507	+52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$64.01 FCFA37,671	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$4.48 FCFA2,635	+7.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$85.35 FCFA50,229	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$42.68 FCFA25,114	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$51.21 FCFA30,137	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$102.42 FCFA60,274	-45.4%
Average			-28.1%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Libreville - Cost of clothing

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