Luoyang vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$148	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$3902
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	40	100
🏙️ Population	7.06M	5.03M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8612th and 1365th ($505 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6957th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Melbourne

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	Luoyang	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$19705

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963