Ulaanbaatar vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$430
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
98
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 36% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6373rd and 7501st ($870 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Mongolia and China, respectively. Check Mongolia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5856th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$7838

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$655
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$638
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$642
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$518
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$785
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$748
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$652
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$614
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$654
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$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
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$600
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$564
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$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
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$532
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$597
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$1029
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$439
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$600

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$609
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$629
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$646
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$632
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$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
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$574
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$598
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$572
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$582
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$583
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$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
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$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
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$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
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$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
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$546
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$548
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$631
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$511
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$592
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$555
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$526
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$532
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$580
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$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571