Lilongwe vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$251	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	85
😀 Quality of life	20	68
🏙️ Population	989K	9.07M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 9% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7807th and 8334th ($587 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8847th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shenyang

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	Lilongwe	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$24404

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500