Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
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Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
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pay 86.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
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pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
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