Lilongwe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$260
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
13
96
😀 Quality of life
20
79
🏙️ Population
989K
17.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7990th and 5948th ($582 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8861st and 556th 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
$3.23
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618