Lilongwe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$250
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
68
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
989K
12.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 16% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8027th and 8643rd ($591 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8837th and 4641st 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
$4.25
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🧅 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
$1.15
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$21713

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$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556