Lilongwe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$147
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
26
88
🏙️ Population
989K
4.36M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 9038th and 5229th ($367 vs $1011) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8741st and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$11035

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$335
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$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
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228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589