Blantyre vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1532
🏠 One person rent
$156
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
40
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
800K
6.65M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8689th and 7957th ($495 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 249th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 8790th and 6806th 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
$3.67
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10039

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$516
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$587
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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
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$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
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$623
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$603
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619