Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 74.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$4.15
CN¥29.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$5.54
CN¥39.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$1.43
CN¥10.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$6.83
CN¥48.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$7.46
CN¥52.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$1.75
CN¥12.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$1.44
CN¥10.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$0.96
CN¥6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.79
CN¥5.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$0.87
CN¥6.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.37
CN¥2.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$4.35
CN¥30.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$34.62
CN¥244.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,792.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$4.68
CN¥33.08
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$13.59
CN¥96.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$969.73
CN¥6,852.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$561.86
CN¥3,970.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$42.17
CN¥297.98
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$836.50
CN¥5,910.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,468.79
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$1.38
CN¥9.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$3.73
CN¥26.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$3.46
CN¥24.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$62.16
CN¥439.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$8.31
CN¥58.72
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$65.57
CN¥463.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$35.21
CN¥248.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$85.31
CN¥602.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$112.58
CN¥795.53
|
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