Blantyre vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$181
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
74
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 30% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6292nd ($591 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8369th and 499th 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
$4.31
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$18526

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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
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719