Blantyre vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$181
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
1.9M
10M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7989th ($591 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 8369th and 3254th 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
$4.31
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5672

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$526
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$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
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575