Blantyre vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$147
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
10M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 14% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7882nd ($506 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 200th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 8786th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Changsha

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Blantyre Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7438

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546