Kathmandu vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$147
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
34
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
846K
7.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 13% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8885th and 8612th ($443 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 6524th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$17189

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$350
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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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