Dortmund vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$648
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
34
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
587K
7.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 181% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8516th ($1401 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 536th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 764th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$10091

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584