Istanbul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$514
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
15.5M
7.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 106% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5143rd and 8516th ($1025 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 798th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$10091

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

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