Blantyre vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$131
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
29
86
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.29M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9046th and 6163rd ($363 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8522nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13937

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$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
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$337
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$1165
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$957
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$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$784
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$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
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$691
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$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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Distance City Cost of living
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$860
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$1011
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$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
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$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
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$725
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$675
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$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$694
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
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$676
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$851
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$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
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$787
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$719
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$678
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$735
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$667
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$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
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$713
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$719
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$655
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$588
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$589
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$716