Ulaanbaatar vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$471	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	43	28
😀 Quality of life	56	41
🏙️ Population	1.4M	6.23M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 38% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6004th and 7175th ($906 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5778th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Xinyang

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	Ulaanbaatar	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558