Blantyre vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$156
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
67
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
800K
10.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 29% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8689th and 7308th ($495 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 67th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8790th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dongguan

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Blantyre Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$25442

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
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$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620