Lilongwe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$250
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
14
21
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
989K
6.56M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8027th and 7929th ($591 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8837th and 7123rd 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
$4.25
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$11939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615