Lilongwe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$260
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
13
17
😀 Quality of life
20
37
🏙️ Population
989K
9.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 3% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7990th and 7790th ($582 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8861st and 7211th 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
$3.23
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528