Blantyre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$147	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	22	93
😀 Quality of life	25	66
🏙️ Population	800K	9.37M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7405th ($507 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8566th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hefei

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	Blantyre	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$8278

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665