Lilongwe vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$147
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
22
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
989K
11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 35% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 9038th and 7973rd ($367 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 430th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Linyi. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Linyi ranked 312th in China, while ranked 8741st and 7031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$87.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$9.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$89.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$4180

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$613
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$605
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$610
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$608
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$575
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$585
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$616
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$641
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$599
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$532
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$572
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$581
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$548
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$640
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$550
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$668
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$544
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$604
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$699
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$571
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$525
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$591
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$507
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$623
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$626
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$542
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$538
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$621
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$600
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$653
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$530
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$600
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$927
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$532
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$624
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$743
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$570
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$506
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$521
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1400