Hengyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$246	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	43
😀 Quality of life	49	61
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 29% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7637th and 6373rd ($622 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6726th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Hengyang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$6621

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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