Blantyre vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$156
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
1.85M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8689th and 6014th ($495 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 Tainan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 8790th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tainan

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Blantyre Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$5481

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686