Chicago vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
31
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
2.75M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 427% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 358th and 8441st ($2851 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 447th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 18th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Luoyang

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Chicago Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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