Blantyre vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$181
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
27
83
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.33M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 32% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6227th ($591 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8369th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$13630

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$670
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
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
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
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$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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$639

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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$821
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$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
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$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
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$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
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$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$592
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$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
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$691