Ulaanbaatar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$481
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
14
😀 Quality of life
62
44
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 55% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6169th and 7960th ($927 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 5662nd and 7402nd 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
$5.46
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$946
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.43
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.97
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7641
$16685

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$610
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$555
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$572
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$543
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$491
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$596
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$509
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$526
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$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
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$542
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$602
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$483
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$601
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$511
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$516
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$581
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$516
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$596
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$518
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$569
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$523
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$803
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$516
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$489
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$581
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$498
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$578
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$514
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$592
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$506
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$489
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$506
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$507
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$525
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$590
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$531
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$583
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$561
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$594
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$514