Dortmund vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$736
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
34
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
593K
7.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 198% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 3604th and 8612th ($1523 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 529th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 692nd and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$17189

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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