Blantyre vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$146
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
33
72
🏙️ Population
800K
9.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8686th and 7844th ($505 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8666th and 3253rd 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
$3.94
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$22493

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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$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
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
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$533
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$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664