Blantyre vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$156
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
31
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
800K
7.06M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 8% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8689th and 8441st ($495 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 447th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 8790th and 6749th 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
$3.67
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$19544

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$452
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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610