Lilongwe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$250
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
14
95
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
989K
17.5M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8027th and 6106th ($591 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8837th and 1113th 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
$4.25
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$22916

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$521
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638