Chengdu vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1806
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$297
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1237
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
31
😀 Quality of life
76
49
🏙️ Population
20.9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 27% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7360th and 8441st ($688 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 447th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Ranked 6th vs 146th best cities to live in China, and 1238th vs 6749th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Luoyang

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Chengdu Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.82
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14789
$19544

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610