Lilongwe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$250
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
77
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
989K
12.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 17% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7884th and 8651st ($592 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8966th and 4484th 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
$4.27
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$19556

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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563