Luoyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1451
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$151
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
46
42
🏙️ Population
7.06M
115K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8584th and 8940th ($513 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 473rd and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Luoyang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Luoyang ranked 229th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6971st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Thimphu

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Luoyang Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.46
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2004
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.54
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16794
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289