Dongguan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$263	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	43
😀 Quality of life	72	61
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.4M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 24% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7341st and 6373rd ($662 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3389th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Dongguan	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$6621

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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