Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$250
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
25
71
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 23% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7884th and 6778th ($592 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 8966th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lilongwe vs Suzhou infographic

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
$4.27
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$15339

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
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610