Linyi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$173	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	43
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	11M	1.4M

The cost of living in Linyi is 40% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8318th and 6004th ($541 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7039th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Linyi	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598