Luoyang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$148	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	34	7
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	7.06M	77.6K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 46% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8612th and 5827th ($505 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6957th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Phuket

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	Luoyang	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810