Luoyang vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1506
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$153
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$261
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
31
27
😀 Quality of life
46
32
🏙️ Population
7.06M
42.7K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 3% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8565th and 8447th ($525 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 466th and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Luoyang ranked 232nd best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7063rd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Meru

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Luoyang Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.82
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2053
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19226
$9031

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544