Blantyre vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$181
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
27
71
🏙️ Population
1.9M
11.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 30% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6287th ($591 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8369th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hangzhou

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Blantyre Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$22679

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$500
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$516
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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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
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$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774