Lilongwe vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$250
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
81
😀 Quality of life
30
74
🏙️ Population
989K
13.9M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8027th and 7496th ($591 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8837th and 2445th 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
$4.25
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.26
🥤 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
$373
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$19275

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$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547