Lilongwe vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$250
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1887
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
14
92
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
989K
2.33M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 8027th and 4785th ($591 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 8837th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Nagoya

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Lilongwe Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$12599

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960