Lilongwe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$250
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
49
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
989K
8.78M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 7% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8027th and 7679th ($591 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 8837th and 3611th 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
$4.25
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.93
🥤 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
$373
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$9536

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943