Lilongwe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$251
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
71
😀 Quality of life
20
61
🏙️ Population
989K
10.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 22% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7807th and 8748th ($587 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 8847th and 5094th 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
$4.27
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$4785

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LilongweShijiazhuang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716