Kawasaki vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$545
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
13
😀 Quality of life
81
20
🏙️ Population
1.54M
989K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 113% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4340th and 7807th ($1249 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 497th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$2351

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

Cities near Lilongwe

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