Cologne vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
7.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 284% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 2104th and 8584th ($1968 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 473rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 23rd and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$16794

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582