Luoyang vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1410
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$137
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
34
30
😀 Quality of life
43
29
🏙️ Population
7.06M
42.7K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 2% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8516th and 8601st ($498 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 5th 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 238th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6813th and 8527th 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
$2.66
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.1
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.55
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.46
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10091
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539