Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
65
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 24% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8027th and 6833rd ($591 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8837th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lilongwe vs Suzhou

Prices for goods and services in Lilongwe and Suzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lilongwe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17664

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623