Ulaanbaatar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$471	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	78
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	1.4M	12.6M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 77% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6004th and 8544th ($906 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5778th and 3982nd 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	$4.74	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591