Blantyre vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$147	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	22	27
😀 Quality of life	25	43
🏙️ Population	800K	8.97M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6620th ($507 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 37th 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 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 8566th and 6697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Ganzhou

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	Blantyre	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$17058

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916