Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 90.9% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 73.6% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 2.1% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$20.64 CFPF2,210	+271.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+153.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.97 CFPF211	+130.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.25 CFPF134	+111.9%
Average			+192.8%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$3.47 CFPF372	+248.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$14.86 CFPF1,591	+140.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.55 CFPF487	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$6.20 CFPF664	+194.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$12.77 CFPF1,367	+476.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.13 CFPF228	+53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$3.25 CFPF347	+197.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$2.77 CFPF296	+63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$3.62 CFPF387	+163.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$2.50 CFPF267	+656.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.70 CFPF182	+254.1%
Average			+172.6%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.03 CFPF646	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$15.82 CFPF1,694	+225.4%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 73.6% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$48.79 CFPF5,224	+257.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$774.13 CFPF82,877	+74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$153.08 CFPF16,388	+181.5%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$750.67 CFPF80,366	-8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$9,383.38 CFPF1M	+13.6%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$9.38 CFPF1,005	+297.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.57 CFPF490	+89.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$19.52 CFPF2,090	+1062.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$49.26 CFPF5,274	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+237.7%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$109.47 CFPF11,720	+33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$65.68 CFPF7,032	+44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$98.53 CFPF10,548	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$250.22 CFPF26,789	+33.4%
Average			+25.4%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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