Cost of living comparison

 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
compared to
 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 14.5% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 72.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries
pay 32.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation
pay 17.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing
pay 3.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare
pay 12.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.2% more for restaurants

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA705
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,230
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA439
$0.84
MNT2,852.94

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA411
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,701
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,271
$5.44
MNT18,498.60

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,785
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.09
MNT27,500.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00

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pay 3.7% less for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,806
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA235,025
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA164,518
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA70,508
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA658
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA940
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA940
$1.77
MNT6,000.00

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $66.51
MNT226,000.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $50.62
MNT171,999.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $88.29
MNT300,000.00

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