Blantyre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$156
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
800K
18.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8689th and 6854th ($495 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8790th and 1149th 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
$3.67
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$19408

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$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$925
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$777
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$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
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$813
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$627
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$694
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$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
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$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
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$528
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$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
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$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711