Lilongwe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$251
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
93
😀 Quality of life
20
83
🏙️ Population
989K
2.33M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 33% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7807th and 6171st ($587 vs $875) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 8847th and 418th 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
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$18619

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LilongweTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443