Lilongwe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$147
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
26
87
🏙️ Population
989K
2.6M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 69% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9038th and 4516th ($367 vs $1169) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8741st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$19102

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$335
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$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589