Ulaanbaatar vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2091	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$430	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$516	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	1.4M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 50% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6373rd and 7987th ($870 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Mongolia and China, respectively. Check Mongolia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5856th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Zhumadian

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	Ulaanbaatar	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.44	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.13
🥤 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	$417	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.7	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.05%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.85	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6621	$7830

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Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506