Lilongwe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$251
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
14
97
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
989K
12.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8094th and 7573rd ($587 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8818th and 1885th 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
$4.43
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$8347

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$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589