Lilongwe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$251
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
49
😀 Quality of life
29
71
🏙️ Population
989K
8.78M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 10% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8094th and 7630th ($587 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8818th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Quanzhou

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Lilongwe Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$9745

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954