Blantyre vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$146
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
85
😀 Quality of life
33
86
🏙️ Population
800K
2.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8686th and 5984th ($505 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 409th 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
$3.94
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$17495

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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
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$589
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$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665