Lilongwe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$251
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
14
53
😀 Quality of life
29
73
🏙️ Population
989K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8094th and 7558th ($587 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8818th and 2343rd 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
$4.43
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.29
🥤 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
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$15801

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538