Blantyre vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$181
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
95
😀 Quality of life
27
70
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 2% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7753rd ($591 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8369th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$24357

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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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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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
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$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660