Chennai vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$151
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
31
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
6.6M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chennai is 18% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8565th ($430 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 466th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 5162nd and 7063rd 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
$2.2
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$19226

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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