Lilongwe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$250
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
12
49
😀 Quality of life
25
56
🏙️ Population
989K
7.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 15% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 7884th and 7113th ($592 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8966th and 6213th 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
$4.27
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$12503

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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 Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688