Lilongwe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$251
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
20
78
🏙️ Population
989K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7807th and 4858th ($587 vs $1097) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8847th and 675th 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
$4.27
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746