Lilongwe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$250
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
14
14
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
989K
9.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 1% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8027th and 7960th ($591 vs $598) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8837th and 7402nd 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
$4.25
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514