Lilongwe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$251
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
58
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
989K
10.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 13% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8094th and 8567th ($587 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8818th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shijiazhuang

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Lilongwe Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740