Luoyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1410
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$137
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
7.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8516th and 4461st ($498 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 238th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6813th vs 558th 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
$2.66
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.1
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.55
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.75
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10091
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740