Blantyre vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$181
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
86
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4715th ($591 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8369th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$18424

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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
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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
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
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$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
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$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
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$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
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$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
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$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$661
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$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$807
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$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
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$731
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$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605