Almaty vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$499
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
34
😀 Quality of life
65
40
🏙️ Population
1.92M
7.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 84% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6015th and 8612th ($941 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 4176th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$17189

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599