Lilongwe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$251
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
21
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
989K
6.56M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 3% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8094th and 7943rd ($587 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8818th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shaoyang

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$13867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619