Ulaanbaatar vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ulaanbaatar	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2342	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$472	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1015	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	55	38
🏙️ Population	1.4M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 38% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6109th and 7219th ($907 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 5802nd and 7140th 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	$4.82	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1637	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.32	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.09	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.7	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.69	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7750	$9322

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Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525