Istanbul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$587
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
77
40
🏙️ Population
15.5M
7.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 120% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4816th and 8612th ($1125 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 227th in China, while ranked 790th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$17189

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

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