Lilongwe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$251
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
14
42
😀 Quality of life
29
55
🏙️ Population
989K
7.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8094th and 7142nd ($587 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 Yantai. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 8818th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Yantai

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Lilongwe Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$16486

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720