Ulaanbaatar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$380
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$826
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 36% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6405th and 7809th ($792 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 5931st and 7081st 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
$4.71
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1038
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.97
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.25
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5952
$13369

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$677
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$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
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$707
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$658
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$647
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$643
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$614
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$535
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$625
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$573
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$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
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$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
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$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
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$700
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$560
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$628
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$1065
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$594
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$608
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$617
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$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
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$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532