Kyoto vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$385
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 106% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5138th and 8516th ($1026 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 536th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 118th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Luoyang

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Kyoto Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$10091

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584