Lilongwe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$251
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
54
😀 Quality of life
20
66
🏙️ Population
989K
8.78M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 9% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7807th and 7256th ($587 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8847th and 4015th 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
$4.27
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$20567

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$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936