Ulaanbaatar vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$471	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	21
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	1.4M	6.71M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 0.7% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6004th and 6043rd ($906 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5778th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Yancheng

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	Ulaanbaatar	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984