Kaohsiung vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$342
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
34
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 83% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6046th and 8612th ($932 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 529th 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 227th in China, while ranked 389th and 6911th 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
$3.76
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$17189

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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