Lilongwe vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$250
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
14
73
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
989K
1.85M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 35% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8027th and 6264th ($591 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8837th and 2963rd 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
$4.25
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5587

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697