Lilongwe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$260
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
20
39
🏙️ Population
989K
6.56M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 5% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7990th and 7649th ($582 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8861st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$10066

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610