Blantyre vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$147
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
84
😀 Quality of life
25
81
🏙️ Population
800K
3.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6071st ($507 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8566th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Taichung

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Blantyre Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$18658

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$1073
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$731
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$1181
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$814
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$967
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$788
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$956
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$644
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$630
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$649
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$603
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$681
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$581
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$451
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