Lilongwe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$250
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
60
😀 Quality of life
25
57
🏙️ Population
989K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 17% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7884th and 7025th ($592 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8966th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Ningbo

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Lilongwe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531