Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$147
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
13
70
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 9038th and 5170th ($367 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8741st and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$22097

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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645