Blantyre vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$181
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$760
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
44
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.65M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7667th ($591 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hengyang

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Blantyre Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$5721

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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
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$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
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$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$600
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$618
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$603
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$612
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$601
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$570
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$746
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$594
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$582
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$595
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$611
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$611
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$783
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$628
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$590
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$852
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$497
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
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$538
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$780
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$592
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$552
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$566
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$612
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$614
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$596
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$808
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$663
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$573
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$521
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$605
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$618
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610