Lilongwe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$250
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
85
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
989K
2.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 38% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8027th and 5984th ($591 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8837th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Taichung

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Lilongwe Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665