Lilongwe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$260
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1789
😷 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 7990th and 4715th ($582 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8861st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$18424

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$526
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605