Foshan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$185	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.4M

The cost of living in Foshan is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6109th ($602 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2359th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Foshan	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$7750

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594