Lilongwe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$250
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
53
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
989K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 12% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8027th and 7431st ($591 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Ningbo. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8837th and 3738th 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
$4.25
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$15051

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525