Maoming vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$422	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	44
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.4M

The cost of living in Maoming is 15% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6807th and 6169th ($789 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Maoming compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6563rd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Maoming	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.18	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$7641

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635