Blantyre vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$181
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.07M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7772nd ($591 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 308th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6042nd 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
$4.31
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$14935

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537