Kaohsiung vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$361
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
34
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 89% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5750th and 8612th ($956 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 510th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 417th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Luoyang

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Kaohsiung Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$16348

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580