Dortmund vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$750
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
31
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
595K
7.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 212% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 3504th and 8565th ($1637 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 466th 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 33rd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Luoyang

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Dortmund Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598