Ulaanbaatar vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$471	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	1.4M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 42% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6004th and 7314th ($906 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Mongolia and China, respectively. Check Mongolia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 5778th and 7150th 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	$4.74	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$8598

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504