Lilongwe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$260
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
13
70
😀 Quality of life
20
67
🏙️ Population
989K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7990th and 5553rd ($582 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8861st and 3798th 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
$3.23
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645