Quanzhou vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$260	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	43
😀 Quality of life	66	56
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 29% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7256th and 6004th ($644 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4015th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Quanzhou	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$6410

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936

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