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China vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

China is 13.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in China
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in China
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in China
Housing: pay 36.1% less in China
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in China
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in China

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in China are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in China. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in China.

China vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$2.85 CN¥20.52	-43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$5.07 CN¥36.41	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.49 CN¥3.52	-41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.30 CN¥2.16	-42.5%
Average			-30.9%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Mongolia	China
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.59 CN¥11.44	+73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$5.85 CN¥42.04	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$6.86 CN¥49.30	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.60 CN¥11.47	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$1.54 CN¥11.07	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.76 CN¥5.48	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.57 CN¥4.12	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.65 CN¥4.70	-65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.52 CN¥3.76	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.32 CN¥2.31	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.40 CN¥2.88	-12.1%
Average			-19.6%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Mongolia	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.44 CN¥31.94	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$22.47 CN¥161.49	+177.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$19,071.53 CN¥137,063.30	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$3.97 CN¥28.56	-25.0%
Average			+31.7%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Mongolia	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$11.70 CN¥84.05	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$328.33 CN¥2,359.65	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$205.78 CN¥1,478.90	-52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$40.46 CN¥290.77	-31.0%
Average			-36.1%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Mongolia	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$459.70 CN¥3,303.76	+200.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$18,318.08 CN¥131,648.38	+138.2%
Average			+169.3%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.09 CN¥7.84	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.07 CN¥22.04	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.23 CN¥23.24	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$41.41 CN¥297.59	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.93 CN¥42.58	+29.9%
Average			+13.1%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Mongolia	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$48.23 CN¥346.58	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$31.67 CN¥227.61	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$72.53 CN¥521.23	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$75.53 CN¥542.85	-46.9%
Average			-32.4%

Mongolia vs. China - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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