Blantyre vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$156
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
85
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
800K
2.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8689th and 5994th ($495 vs $942) 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 0.2 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 8790th and 351st 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
$3.67
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$17517

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$792
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$516
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$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
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$874
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$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
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$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
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$600
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$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684