Lilongwe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$251
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
989K
9.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8094th and 8211th ($587 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 352nd 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 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 8818th and 7311th 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
$4.43
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492