Blantyre vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$147
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
85
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
800K
3.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5518th ($506 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8786th and 541st 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
$3.97
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$19915

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650