Blantyre vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$147
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
33
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
800K
7.06M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 1% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8584th ($506 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 473rd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 8786th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Luoyang

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Blantyre Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$16794

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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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