Lilongwe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$260
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
13
49
😀 Quality of life
20
52
🏙️ Population
989K
7.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 21% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 7990th and 6718th ($582 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8861st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$24056

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742