Lilongwe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Quanzhou | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 47% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9038th and 6882nd ($367 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 8741st and 6124th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
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Cities near Quanzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 59 km or 36 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Xiamen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Putian | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Longyan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Sanming | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Nanping | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Ningde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Changhua | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Taichung | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Miaoli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Douliu | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Nantou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Zhubei | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Chiayi | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Shantou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Meizhou | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tainan | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Jieyang | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | New Taipei | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Puning | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Keelung | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Yilan | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Taitung | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Rui'an | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Shangrao | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Guixi | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yingtan | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Shanwei |