Blantyre vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$181
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
34
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
1.9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8612th ($591 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$17189

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

Cities near Luoyang

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