Lilongwe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$147
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
26
41
🏙️ Population
989K
7.82M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9038th and 6604th ($367 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 8741st and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$14498

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543