Kyoto vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$482
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
34
😀 Quality of life
91
40
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 137% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4577th and 8612th ($1210 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 529th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 108th and 6911th 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
$10.5
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$17189

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Luoyang

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