Hefei vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$216	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	43
😀 Quality of life	69	61
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 26% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7469th and 6373rd ($643 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4318th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Hefei	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$6621

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

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