Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 40.2% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 93.5% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
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