Kaohsiung vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$370
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
33
😀 Quality of life
85
46
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 95% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5567th and 8584th ($1002 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 473rd 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 461st and 6971st 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
$3.91
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$16794

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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