Kyoto vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$427
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.46M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 116% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4942nd and 8584th ($1107 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 473rd 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 70th best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 947th and 6971st 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
$8.41
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$16794

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582