Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$250
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
12
89
😀 Quality of life
25
74
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 8% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7884th and 7452nd ($592 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8966th and 2435th 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
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$18657

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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573