Blantyre vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$146
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
90
😀 Quality of life
33
72
🏙️ Population
800K
10M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8686th and 7792nd ($505 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 167th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 8666th and 3307th 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
$3.94
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$8507

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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562