Houston vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
31
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.06M

The cost of living in Houston is 331% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1354th and 8565th ($2265 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 466th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 16th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Luoyang

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Houston Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

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