Luoyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$511
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1513
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$141
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
34
5
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
7.06M
115K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 32% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8612th and 9013th ($511 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Luoyang ranked 227th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6911th and 6232nd 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
$2.73
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2009
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.91
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.66
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17189
$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284