Lilongwe vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$251
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
14
25
😀 Quality of life
29
47
🏙️ Population
989K
6.23M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8094th and 8011th ($587 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th 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 Xinyang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 8818th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Xinyang

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Lilongwe Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$8362

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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554