Lilongwe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$260
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
98
😀 Quality of life
20
70
🏙️ Population
989K
12.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 16% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7990th and 6979th ($582 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 8861st and 2526th 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
$3.23
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$9062

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611