Ulaanbaatar vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$481
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
97
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 42% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6169th and 7564th ($927 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Mongolia and China, respectively. Check Mongolia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5662nd and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Wuhan

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Ulaanbaatar Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$946
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.43
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.97
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7641
$8927

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$666
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$590
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$566
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$610
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$582
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$581
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$605
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$495
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$555
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$500
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$633
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$484
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$567
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$426
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$709
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$624
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$682
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$634
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$651
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$615
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$591
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$608
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$596
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$599
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$585
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$590
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$602
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$583
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$594
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$596
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$575
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$605
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$599
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$610
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$589
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$563
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$579
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$561
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$554
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$562
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$568
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$647
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$584