Lilongwe vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$260
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
13
19
😀 Quality of life
20
38
🏙️ Population
989K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 12% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7990th and 7219th ($582 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 8861st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$9322

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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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$591
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525