Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$260
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
90
😀 Quality of life
20
71
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 18% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7990th and 6862nd ($582 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 8861st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$16590

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$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618