Lilongwe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$147
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
26
78
🏙️ Population
989K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 69% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9038th and 4461st ($367 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8741st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shanghai

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Lilongwe Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$28143

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740