Blantyre vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$146
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
22
31
😀 Quality of life
33
46
🏙️ Population
800K
7.06M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 4% less expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8686th and 8565th ($505 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 466th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 8666th and 7063rd 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
$3.94
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$19226

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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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