Lilongwe vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$250
$176
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$294
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
22
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
989K
11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 8% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 7884th and 8322nd ($592 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Linyi ranked 249th in China, while ranked 8966th and 7034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Linyi

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Lilongwe Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$82.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$5.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$6260

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$530
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$564
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$567
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$537
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$558
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$563
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$558
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$602
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$553
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$499
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$561
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$542
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$521
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$563
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$538
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$564
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$570
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$654
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$547
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$548
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$520
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$448
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$468
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$582
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$576
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$562
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$570
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$573
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$626
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$507
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$549
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$913
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$509
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$583
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$598
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$544
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$741
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$516
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$807