Lilongwe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$260
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
13
61
😀 Quality of life
20
53
🏙️ Population
989K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 21% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7990th and 6747th ($582 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8861st and 6048th 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
$3.23
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$12898

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538