Shenyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shenyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$486	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$133	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	43
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 39% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8600th and 6405th ($486 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 538th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenyang compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shenyang ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2673rd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Shenyang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.19	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.66	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.7	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.42	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19578	$5952

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625