Blantyre vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$181
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
22
93
😀 Quality of life
27
65
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6780th ($591 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 Hefei. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8369th and 4171st 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
$4.31
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8558

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699