Lilongwe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$251
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
14
31
😀 Quality of life
29
49
🏙️ Population
989K
7.06M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 9% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8094th and 8441st ($587 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 8818th and 6749th 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
$4.43
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Luoyang

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