Chennai vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$142
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
31
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chennai is 24% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8947th and 8441st ($409 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 447th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 5131st and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Luoyang

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Chennai Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19544

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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