Kaohsiung vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$382
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
31
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
2.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 90% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5666th and 8565th ($999 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 466th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 364th and 7063rd 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
$3.78
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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