Ulaanbaatar vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$471	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	98
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	1.4M	12.3M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 38% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6004th and 7163rd ($906 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Mongolia and China, respectively. Check Mongolia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5778th and 2475th 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	$4.74	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$8658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586