Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$251
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
13
70
😀 Quality of life
20
68
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7807th and 6198th ($587 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8847th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$17431

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613