Lilongwe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$260
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
13
34
😀 Quality of life
20
40
🏙️ Population
989K
7.06M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 14% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 7990th and 8612th ($582 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 8861st and 6911th 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
$3.23
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$17189

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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