Lilongwe vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$260
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
20
40
🏙️ Population
989K
6.44M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7990th and 6841st ($582 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 8861st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$19047

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694