Lilongwe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$250
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
31
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
989K
7.06M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 13% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8027th and 8565th ($591 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 8837th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Luoyang

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Lilongwe Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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