Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 43.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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