Kaohsiung vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$353
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
14
😀 Quality of life
88
29
🏙️ Population
2.71M
989K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 66% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5770th and 8094th ($971 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Malawi, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 281st and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lilongwe

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Kaohsiung Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$2337

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
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