Chongqing vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$226
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
34
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
32.1M
7.06M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 30% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7185th and 8612th ($662 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 529th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Ranked 8th vs 227th best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 6911th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Luoyang

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Chongqing Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$17189

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599