Shenyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$539	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1763	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$191	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	43
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 41% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8334th and 6004th ($539 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 454th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shenyang ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3343rd and 5778th 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	$2.77	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24404	$6410

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500

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