Lilongwe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$147
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
78
😀 Quality of life
26
67
🏙️ Population
989K
12.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 28% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9038th and 8471st ($367 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8741st and 3944th 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
$2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617