Blantyre vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$156
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
90
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
10M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8689th and 7795th ($495 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8790th and 2894th 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
$3.67
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$9728

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$452
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$456
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
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$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
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554