Lilongwe vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$250
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
18
😀 Quality of life
30
47
🏙️ Population
989K
6.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8027th and 7479th ($591 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8837th and 6989th 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
$4.25
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633