Beijing vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$589	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	73	61
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5355th and 6373rd ($1029 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2546th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Beijing	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$6621

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600