Lilongwe vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$250
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
12
19
😀 Quality of life
25
44
🏙️ Population
989K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7884th and 7987th ($592 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 8966th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Zhumadian

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$7830

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506