Luoyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$148	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	43
😀 Quality of life	40	56
🏙️ Population	7.06M	1.4M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 44% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8612th and 6004th ($505 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th 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 Luoyang compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6957th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Luoyang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$6410

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580

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