Lilongwe vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$251
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
13
73
😀 Quality of life
20
81
🏙️ Population
989K
1.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 28% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7807th and 6380th ($587 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8847th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tainan

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Lilongwe Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682