Kathmandu vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kathmandu | Luoyang | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kathmandu is 17% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8921st and 8584th ($427 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 6559th and 6971st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
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| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
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| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
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| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
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Cities near Luoyang
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 33 km or 21 mi | Yanshi | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Mengzhou | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Jiyuan | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Gongyi | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Dengfeng | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Ruzhou | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Qinyang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Xinmi | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Xingyang | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Jiaozuo | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Jincheng | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Yuzhou | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Sanmenxia | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Zhengzhou | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Xinzheng | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Pingdingshan | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Changge | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Gaoping | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Yuncheng | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Lingbao | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Houma | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Xuchang | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Xinxiang | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Huixian | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Weihui | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Kaifeng | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Linfen | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Changzhi | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Wugang | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Yongji | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Nanyang | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Hejin | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Luohe | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Linzhou | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Hancheng | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Hebi | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Changyuan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Dengzhou | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Huozhou | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Zhoukou |