Blantyre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$181
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
97
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
1.9M
18.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 22% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6602nd ($591 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8369th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Guangzhou

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Blantyre Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$15919

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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$602
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$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
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$538
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$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671