Lilongwe vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$251
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
14
27
😀 Quality of life
29
51
🏙️ Population
989K
6.17M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 8094th and 6780th ($587 vs $797) 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 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 8818th and 6580th 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
$4.43
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$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
$1.07
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$19775

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954