Lilongwe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$260
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
20
66
🏙️ Population
989K
12.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7990th and 8506th ($582 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8861st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zhengzhou

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Lilongwe Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619