Lilongwe vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$260
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
13
29
😀 Quality of life
20
44
🏙️ Population
989K
6.17M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 25% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7990th and 6548th ($582 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 8861st and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.14
🥤 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
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$18483

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014