Lilongwe vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$250
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
989K
14.3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 65% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8027th and 3249th ($591 vs $1698) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8837th and 8th 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
$4.25
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$16728

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005