Chongqing vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$224	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	43
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.4M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 30% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7340th and 6004th ($634 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1675th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Chongqing	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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