Luoyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luoyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1410	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$137	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$369
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	1
😀 Quality of life	43	26
🏙️ Population	7.06M	63.4K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 1% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8516th and 8567th ($498 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Luoyang ranked 238th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6813th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs South Tarawa

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	Luoyang	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.66	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.35	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.1	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.55	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.12	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.41	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.5	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.49	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.9	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10091	$3154

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506