Kaohsiung vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$382
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
14
😀 Quality of life
87
30
🏙️ Population
2.72M
989K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5666th and 8027th ($999 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Malawi, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 364th and 8837th 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
$3.78
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718