Lilongwe vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Shangrao | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lilongwe is 12% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7807th and 7052nd ($587 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 8847th and 6873rd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Livingstone |
Cities near Shangrao
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 76 km or 47 mi |  Guixi | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Yingtan | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Quzhou | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Jingdezhen | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Huangshan | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Jinhua | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Lishui | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Nanping | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Nanchang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Yiwu | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Jiujiang | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Anqing | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Sanming | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Ningde | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Chizhou | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Ningguo | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Rui'an | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Tongling | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Qianshan | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Wuxue | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Tongcheng | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Guangde | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xinyu | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Linhai | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Wuhu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Ji'an | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Wenling | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Huzhou | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Daye | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Huangshi | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Putian | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Yichun | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Chaohu |