Shangqiu vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shangqiu	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$598	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1652	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$242	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$416	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$516
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	43
😀 Quality of life	44	61
🏙️ Population	7.82M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 31% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7835th and 6373rd ($598 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 Shangqiu compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shangqiu ranked 298th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7180th and 5856th 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	$3.04	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.41
🥤 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	$223	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.87	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2747	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.2	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.87	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.78	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17107	$6621

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517

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