Lilongwe vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$251
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
36
😀 Quality of life
29
52
🏙️ Population
989K
6.98M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8094th and 6659th ($587 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 8818th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zhanjiang

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Lilongwe Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$18767

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$516
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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593