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Cameroon

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 50.7% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA2,000	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,999	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA875	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA312	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+10.7%
Average			+22.4%

Yaounde vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA620	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,999	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,995	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,200	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,587	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,361	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA529	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA544	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA368	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+118.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA380	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-25.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,179	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,998	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,350	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	+21.2%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,994	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,784	$569.30 MNT2M	+302.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA108K	$444.50 MNT2M	+142.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,573	$54.38 MNT196K	-10.5%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA361K	$817.79 MNT3M	+32.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+252.0%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA725	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+90.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,125	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,747	$67.73 MNT244K	+188.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-51.2%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,998	$81.73 MNT294K	+378.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,997	$45.38 MNT163K	+66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,997	$102.93 MNT370K	+302.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,327	$187.55 MNT675K	+239.8%
Average			+222.9%

Yaounde vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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