Blantyre vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$156
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
30
90
🏙️ Population
800K
4.04M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 56% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8689th and 4931st ($495 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8790th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs New Taipei

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Blantyre New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$21429

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$587
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$691
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$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
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$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
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
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$632
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$813
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$1196
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1248
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$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
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$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
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$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
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$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
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$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
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$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
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$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612