Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$251
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
81
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 14% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8094th and 7400th ($587 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8818th and 2024th 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
$4.43
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$16559

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$516
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546