Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$147
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
90
😀 Quality of life
26
73
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 47% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 9038th and 6886th ($367 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8741st and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$16123

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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600