Luoyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1513
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$141
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
7.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8612th and 4780th ($511 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 227th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6911th vs 571st 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
$2.73
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2009
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.91
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.66
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17189
$31401

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$521
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$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774