Shangqiu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shangqiu	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1915	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$371	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$643	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	43
😀 Quality of life	38	56
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 19% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6735th and 6004th ($736 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shangqiu ranked 300th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7140th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Shangqiu	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3083	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17921	$6410

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529

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