Beijing vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$575	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5387th and 6004th ($1016 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 989th and 5778th 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	$3.86	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$6410

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598