Blantyre vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$181
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
20.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7209th ($591 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 Chengdu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8369th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Chengdu

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Blantyre Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$15153

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$498
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$500
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$516
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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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591