Guangzhou vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$333
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6109th ($763 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1036th and 5802nd 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
$3.58
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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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