Istanbul vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$689
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
31
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
15.7M
7.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 149% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4562nd and 8565th ($1305 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 925th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Luoyang

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Istanbul Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$19226

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

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