Luoyang vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1506
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$153
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$261
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$4328
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
100
😀 Quality of life
46
100
🏙️ Population
7.06M
5.35M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 79% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8565th and 893rd ($525 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 466th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Luoyang ranked 232nd best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7063rd 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
$3.25
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.82
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2053
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19226
$26129

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172