Lilongwe vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$250
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
12
28
😀 Quality of life
25
46
🏙️ Population
989K
6.23M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 1% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7884th and 7962nd ($592 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8966th and 6973rd 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
$4.27
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$7825

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546