Lilongwe vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$251
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
13
28
😀 Quality of life
20
41
🏙️ Population
989K
6.23M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 10% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7807th and 7175th ($587 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 Xinyang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8847th and 6860th 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
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$8587

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LilongweXinyang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558