Shaoyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$227	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	43
😀 Quality of life	45	61
🏙️ Population	6.56M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 31% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7790th and 6373rd ($603 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 Shaoyang compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7090th and 5856th 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	$2.74	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$6621

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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