Lilongwe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$260
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
20
38
🏙️ Population
989K
9.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7990th and 7242nd ($582 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 8861st and 7154th 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
$3.23
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502