Shenyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$159	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	43
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 43% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8584th and 6109th ($514 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3326th and 5802nd 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	$2.85	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$7750

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594