Ulaanbaatar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$471	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	43	17
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	1.4M	9.03M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 56% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6004th and 7893rd ($906 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5778th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Zhoukou

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	Ulaanbaatar	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484