Lilongwe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$147
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
84
😀 Quality of life
26
83
🏙️ Population
989K
3.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 63% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9038th and 5356th ($367 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8741st and 343rd 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
$2
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721