Austin vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	34
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	962K	7.06M

The cost of living in Austin is 386% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 858th and 8612th ($2455 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 510th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 142nd and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Luoyang

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	Austin	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$16348

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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