Blantyre vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$156
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
800K
2.36M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8689th and 5651st ($495 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8790th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Taoyuan

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Blantyre Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$19490

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$691
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
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$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
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$813
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$1196
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$417

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$889
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$921
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$1123
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$1248
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$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
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$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
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$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
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$474
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$612
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$611
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$696
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$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473