Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 5.8% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,445	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,084	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA756	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-60.1%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA819	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,968	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+100.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,653	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,960	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,799	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA671	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA828	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA543	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA600	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA643	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-59.0%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,248	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,973	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-82.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,944	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-22.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,353	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA487,981	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA283,344	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA48,150	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-29.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,475	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	+29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+44.8%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA567	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,456	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,417	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA33,057	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,603	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+1.3%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Libreville	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,779	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,502	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,973	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+96.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,557	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+97.9%
Average			+41.2%

Libreville vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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