Blantyre vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$156
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
80
😀 Quality of life
30
88
🏙️ Population
800K
2.71M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8689th and 5770th ($495 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8790th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kaohsiung

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Blantyre Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$13326

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$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617