Luoyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luoyang Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1506
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$153
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$261
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
31
5
😀 Quality of life
46
45
🏙️ Population
7.06M
115K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 27% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8565th and 8957th ($525 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 466th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Luoyang ranked 232nd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7063rd and 7238th 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
$3.25
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.82
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2053
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1347
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19226
$633

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Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285