Almaty vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$464
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
34
😀 Quality of life
66
40
🏙️ Population
2.23M
7.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 74% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8612th ($881 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 510th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 4016th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$16348

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580