Istanbul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$675
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
15.7M
7.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 151% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4522nd and 8584th ($1288 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd 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 229th in China, while ranked 1015th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$16794

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582