Lilongwe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$250
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
93
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
989K
2.35M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 37% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8027th and 6085th ($591 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8837th and 373rd 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
$4.25
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17081

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464