Hong Kong vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	83	61
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 213% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 532nd and 6373rd ($2718 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 548th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Hong Kong	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$6621

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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