Lilongwe vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$251
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
13
100
😀 Quality of life
20
99
🏙️ Population
989K
14.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 63% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7807th and 3019th ($587 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8847th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tokyo

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Lilongwe Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$15235

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LilongweTokyo

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101