Lilongwe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$147
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
989K
9.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 9038th and 7280th ($367 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 8741st and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583