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:

pay 10.5% less for restaurants

 
Freetown
Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$0.84
MNT2,852.94

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Ulaanbaatar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.82
MNT23,187.50
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$5.44
MNT18,498.60

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

 
Freetown
Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
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

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$1.77
MNT6,000.00

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$88.29
MNT300,000.00

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