Blantyre vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$146
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
67
😀 Quality of life
33
71
🏙️ Population
800K
10.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8686th and 7469th ($505 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 89th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 8666th and 3662nd 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
$3.94
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$22205

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$692
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
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$1024
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$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
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$706
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$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
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$633
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$718
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$1233
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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
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$939
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$611
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$621
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$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
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$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
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$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$698
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$699
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$533
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$696
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$638
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$609
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$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608