Blantyre vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$147
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
25
81
🏙️ Population
800K
1.87M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6380th ($507 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8566th and 498th 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
$3.98
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$6108

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$457
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682