Luoyang vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$148	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	91
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	7.06M	6.26M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 55% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8612th and 4686th ($505 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 1st in China and Chile, respectively. Check China vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6957th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Santiago

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	Luoyang	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731