Lilongwe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$250
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
12
93
😀 Quality of life
25
84
🏙️ Population
989K
2.33M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7884th and 5995th ($592 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8966th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Taoyuan

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Lilongwe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$14970

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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451