Lilongwe vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$251
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
18
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
989K
6.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 14% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8094th and 7385th ($587 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 8818th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shangrao

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Lilongwe Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$25646

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628