Lilongwe vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$251
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$745
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7807th and 7314th ($587 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8847th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$8598

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504