Lilongwe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$250
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
12
16
😀 Quality of life
25
43
🏙️ Population
989K
9.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7884th and 7972nd ($592 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 8966th and 7341st 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
$4.27
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$14551

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499