Blantyre vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$131
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
94
😀 Quality of life
29
73
🏙️ Population
1.9M
20.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 9046th and 7269th ($363 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8522nd and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$18347

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$326
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$327
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$332
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$970
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$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587