Lilongwe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$250
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
12
98
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
989K
12.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 7% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7884th and 7501st ($592 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8966th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Wuhan

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Lilongwe Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$7838

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571