Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 60.6% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.5% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+69.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-41.2%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+83.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.82 MNT23,187.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.91 MNT6,503.39
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-38.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.09 MNT27,500.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+152.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-50.7%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-46.9%
Average			-61.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$153.03 MNT520,000.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.56 MNT15,500.00
Average			+10.3%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+565.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+532.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+341.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+184.5%
Average			+405.9%

Freetown vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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