Lilongwe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$147
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
26
71
🏙️ Population
989K
12.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 9038th and 7238th ($367 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8741st and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$11975

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575