Kathmandu vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$122
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
31
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
846K
7.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 22% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8958th and 8565th ($412 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th 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 232nd in China, while ranked 6657th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Luoyang

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Kathmandu Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$19226

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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