Blantyre vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$156
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
22
63
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
800K
9.07M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8689th and 7925th ($495 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 235th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 8790th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Changchun

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Blantyre Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$8890

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$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
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594