Lilongwe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$147
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
26
43
🏙️ Population
989K
6.56M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9038th and 7871st ($367 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8741st and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586