Abu Dhabi vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
31
😀 Quality of life
85
46
🏙️ Population
1.57M
7.06M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 294% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1859th and 8565th ($2070 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 466th in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 447th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Luoyang

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Abu Dhabi Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598