Blantyre vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$147
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
74
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
800K
1.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6262nd ($506 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 8786th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$6518

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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
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$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
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$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696