Luoyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luoyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1513	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$141	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$589	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	1
😀 Quality of life	40	22
🏙️ Population	7.06M	63.4K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 2% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8612th and 8519th ($511 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st 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 227th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6911th and 8762nd 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	$2.73	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$190	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.94	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2009	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.91	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.66	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17189	$3482

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$521
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571