Blantyre vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$181
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
84
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 36% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6052nd ($591 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8369th and 496th 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
$4.31
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$13638

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716