Blantyre vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$147	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$796
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	22	95
😀 Quality of life	25	68
🏙️ Population	800K	10M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 12% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7932nd ($507 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 8566th and 3100th 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	$3.98	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$8619

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558