Kyoto vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$419
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
31
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 103% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5014th and 8441st ($1100 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 447th 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 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 867th and 6749th 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
$7.94
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$19544

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610