Guangzhou vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$352	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6548th and 6004th ($774 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1055th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Guangzhou	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.59
🥤 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	$465	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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