Ulaanbaatar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$472
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
55
37
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 51% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6109th and 7790th ($907 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5802nd and 7211th 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
$4.82
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1637
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.32
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.69
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7750
$15431

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$447
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$729
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$657
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$605
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$648
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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
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
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$603
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$570
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$515
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$628
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$502
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$577
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$589
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$760
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$537
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$598
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$612
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$619
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$610
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$659
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$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
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$522
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$541
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$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
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$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
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$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
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$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
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$525
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$511
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$647
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$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
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$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528