Blantyre vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$147
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$729
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
25
43
🏙️ Population
800K
6.65M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 14% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7767th ($507 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 276th 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 140th in China, while ranked 8566th and 6669th 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
$3.98
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$8454

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$518
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$579
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$609
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$582
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$592
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$575
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$563
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$553
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$724
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$577
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$577
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$570
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$586
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$590
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$755
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$600
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$564
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$480
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$761
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$579
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$596
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$522
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$758
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$569
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$533
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$549
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$539
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$589
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$591
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$573
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$794
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$635
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$556
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$506
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$591
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$585
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600