Lilongwe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lilongwe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$250
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
94
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
989K
2.44M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8027th and 4661st ($591 vs $1257) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8837th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lilongwe vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Lilongwe and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lilongwe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$18442

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602