Shenzhen vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$478	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	80	56
🏙️ Population	17.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 1% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5950th and 6004th ($916 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Mongolia, respectively. Check China vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 545th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Shenzhen	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$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	$667	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$6410

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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