Lilongwe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$251
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
14
93
😀 Quality of life
29
89
🏙️ Population
989K
2.36M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 41% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8094th and 5651st ($587 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8818th and 245th 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
$4.43
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$19490

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$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473