Lilongwe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$250
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
12
24
😀 Quality of life
25
44
🏙️ Population
989K
7.82M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 1% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7884th and 7835th ($592 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 8966th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$17107

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517