Lilongwe vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$260
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
38
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
989K
6.98M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7990th and 6518th ($582 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 8861st and 6686th 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
$3.23
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601