Shenyang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$199	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	43
😀 Quality of life	71	61
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 36% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8245th and 6373rd ($554 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3667th and 5856th 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	$2.83	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$6621

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501

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