Lilongwe vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$250
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
14
27
😀 Quality of life
30
52
🏙️ Population
989K
6.17M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 25% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8027th and 6807th ($591 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 Maoming. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 8837th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Maoming

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Lilongwe Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943