Blantyre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$147
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
23
97
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
800K
18.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 33% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6838th ($506 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 36th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8786th and 2100th 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
$3.97
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$14783

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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
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$653
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$1207
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$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
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$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677