Ulaanbaatar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$472
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
1.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 74% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6109th and 8506th ($907 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5802nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Zhengzhou

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Ulaanbaatar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1637
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.32
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.69
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7750
$19861

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$602
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$561
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$619
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$574
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$573
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$570
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$577
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$531
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$568
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$535
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$623
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$588
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$502
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$542
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$571
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$525
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$565
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$521
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$586
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$610
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$517
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$555
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$533
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$567
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$511
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$611
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$648
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$612
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$591
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$608
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$599
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$602
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$587
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$826
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