Lilongwe vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$251
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
989K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8094th and 7983rd ($587 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 8818th and 7353rd 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
$4.43
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$8478

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513