Bucharest vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$535
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
31
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 117% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4935th and 8565th ($1138 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 466th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 508th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Luoyang

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Bucharest Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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