Quanzhou vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$296	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	70	61
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 29% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7641st and 6373rd ($621 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4086th and 5856th 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	$2.09	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$6621

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600