Lilongwe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$250
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
989K
9.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8027th and 8149th ($591 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 Nanyang. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 8837th and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Nanyang

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Lilongwe Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489