Lilongwe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$251
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
14
14
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
989K
9.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 4% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8094th and 7898th ($587 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8818th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zhoukou

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Lilongwe Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$18568

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$516
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$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531