Hong Kong vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	80	64
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 185% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 640th and 6046th ($2663 vs $935) 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 0.3 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 676th and 5297th 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	$7.74	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$8817

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672