Blantyre vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$131
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
97
😀 Quality of life
29
75
🏙️ Population
1.9M
18.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 9046th and 6607th ($363 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Guangzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Guangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Guangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$18235

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620