Luoyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luoyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1451	$1272
🏠 One person rent	$151	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$257	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$22.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	33	1
😀 Quality of life	46	25
🏙️ Population	7.06M	63.4K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 4% less expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 8584th and 8428th ($513 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 473rd 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 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Luoyang ranked 229th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6971st and 8954th 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	$3.14	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$190	$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.46	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.43%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.35	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.54	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16794	$3644

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$510
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$503
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$515
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$516
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$517
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$525
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$506
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$518
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$513
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$537
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$523
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$522
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$517
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$506
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$505
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$501
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$507
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$502
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$511
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$506
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$478
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$536
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$689
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$526
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$581
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$499
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$553
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$534
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$479
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$527
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$572
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$553
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$517
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$582

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1496
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1502
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$733
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$683
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1417
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1419
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1882
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$596
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$997
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$818
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$836
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$751
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$753
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1807
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1878
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1022
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$548
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$532
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1437
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2406
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1513
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$507
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1503
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1683
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2825
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1710
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1798
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2065
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2637