Lilongwe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$250
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
14
42
😀 Quality of life
30
55
🏙️ Population
989K
7.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 16% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8027th and 7210th ($591 vs $705) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 8837th and 6343rd 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
$4.25
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$14357

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697