Luoyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1506
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$153
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$261
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
99
😀 Quality of life
46
75
🏙️ Population
7.06M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luoyang is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8565th and 4971st ($525 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 466th 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 232nd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 7063rd vs 1655th 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
$3.25
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.82
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2053
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19226
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765