Blantyre vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$156
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
800K
9.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8689th and 7755th ($495 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 8790th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Foshan

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Blantyre Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$22953

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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
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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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$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
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$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679