Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 31.8% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
?? | |
pay 10.5% more for housing
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Taipei
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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