Berlin vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$578
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	7.06M

The cost of living in Berlin is 301% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8612th ($2027 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 510th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 21st and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Luoyang

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	Berlin	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16348

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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