Lilongwe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$251
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
94
😀 Quality of life
29
90
🏙️ Population
989K
4.04M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 48% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8094th and 4931st ($587 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8818th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs New Taipei

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Lilongwe New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$21429

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$516
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612