Luoyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1451
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$151
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
46
77
🏙️ Population
7.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8584th and 4879th ($513 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 473rd and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 229th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6971st vs 1383rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Shanghai

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Luoyang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.46
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2004
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16794
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753