Kyoto vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kyoto Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$437
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$578
😷 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 127% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4641st and 8612th ($1148 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 112th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kyoto vs Luoyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kyoto vs Luoyang

Prices for goods and services in Kyoto and Luoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kyoto Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$16348

Cost of living in other countries

KyotoLuoyang

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580