Tianjin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tianjin	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$687	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2052	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$297	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$636	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	43
😀 Quality of life	70	56
🏙️ Population	13.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Tianjin is 24% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6956th and 6004th ($687 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Tianjin compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tianjin ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2306th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tianjin vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Tianjin	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$826	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.97	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6085	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.13	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.18	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$548	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18215	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616

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