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Ulaanbaatar vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 12.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,862	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,578	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,564	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,422	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-56.5%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,471	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,592	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,362	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,334	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,622	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,695	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,602	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,981	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+108.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,146	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,269	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,269	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-36.9%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF44,170	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,442	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,612,098	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF100,314	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-54.1%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF702,709	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,547,051	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF4,015,482	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$58.64 MNT199,261.01
Average			-27.4%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$153.03 MNT520,000.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,495,016	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+20.4%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,614	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,370	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,096	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF608,072	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,241	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-1.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,704	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+232.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,130	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+102.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,556	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+194.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,261	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+184.5%
Average			+178.4%

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