Lilongwe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Shenzhen | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lilongwe is 61% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9038th and 5744th ($367 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8741st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shenzhen
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| Lilongwe | Shenzhen | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
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| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
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| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
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| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
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| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Dongguan | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Macau | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Huizhou | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Foshan | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Shanwei | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kaiping | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Heyuan | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Yunfu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Puning | |
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| 262 km or 163 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Meizhou | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Hezhou | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Maoming | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yulin | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Longyan | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Guigang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Xiamen | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Haikou | |
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| 502 km or 312 mi | Yongzhou |