Blantyre vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$131
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
29
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9046th and 4516th ($363 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8522nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$19102

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