Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$251
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
90
😀 Quality of life
20
70
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 14% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7807th and 6956th ($587 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8847th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tianjin

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Lilongwe Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$18215

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616