Lilongwe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$251
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
20
86
🏙️ Population
989K
2.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7807th and 4534th ($587 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8847th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$19749

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$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$502
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$486
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1073
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$967
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$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
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$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
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$671
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$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581