Blantyre vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$147
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
800K
2.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4455th ($506 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8786th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.83
🥤 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
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.8
🚕 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
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.88
🍾 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
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$17567

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454 km or 282 mi Marondera
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$935
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$751
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$650
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$761
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$716
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$873
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$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
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$495
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$1062
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$1278
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$912
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$658
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$687
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$1135
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$1030
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$942
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$802
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$993
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$695
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$1006
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$914
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$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
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$914
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$628
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$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
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$894
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$628
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$1078
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$621
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$1002
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$615
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$700
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$901
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$753
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$707
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$677
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$1079
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$671
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$681
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$696
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$616
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$666
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$697
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$600
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$672
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$604
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$650
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