Blantyre vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$147
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
23
69
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
10.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7341st ($506 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 8786th and 3389th 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
$3.97
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$21416

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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$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
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$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$758
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$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
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$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598