Foshan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$185
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
13
😀 Quality of life
70
20
🏙️ Population
9.5M
989K

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7753rd and 7990th ($602 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 2nd in China and Malawi, respectively. Check China vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 2359th and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Lilongwe

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Foshan Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$6.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$2358

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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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