Kawasaki vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$674
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
14
😀 Quality of life
93
30
🏙️ Population
1.54M
989K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 137% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4342nd and 8027th ($1399 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 62nd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Lilongwe

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Kawasaki Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$2330

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

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