Blantyre vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$181
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
69
😀 Quality of life
27
69
🏙️ Population
1.9M
10.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7055th ($591 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8369th and 3115th 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
$4.31
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$21927

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$500
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$516
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$763
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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
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$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623