Shaoyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$209	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	43
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 35% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7740th and 6004th ($592 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7044th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Shaoyang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$6410

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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