Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$251
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
65
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8094th and 6776th ($587 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8818th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Suzhou

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Lilongwe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$20341

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635