Lilongwe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$147
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
13
49
😀 Quality of life
26
54
🏙️ Population
989K
7.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 9038th and 6575th ($367 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 8741st and 6005th 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
$2
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677