Lilongwe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$250
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
53
😀 Quality of life
25
70
🏙️ Population
989K
8.78M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 5% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7884th and 7641st ($592 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8966th and 4086th 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
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$9321

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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941