Lilongwe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$260
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
84
😀 Quality of life
20
80
🏙️ Population
989K
3.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 38% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7990th and 6052nd ($582 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8861st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716