Blantyre vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$147
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$917
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
800K
20.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7530th ($506 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8786th and 1800th 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
$3.97
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$11647

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560