Blantyre vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$147
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
800K
7.41M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 81% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8632nd and 532nd ($506 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8786th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hong Kong

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Blantyre Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$22102

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$873
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$587
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$748
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$888
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$577
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$1062
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$1278
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$658
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$2414
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$878
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$662
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$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
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$829
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$758
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$941
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$589
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$827
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$766
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$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
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$816
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$892
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$579
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$451
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$818
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$589
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$454
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$669
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$809
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$765
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$773
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$780
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$766
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$897
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$790
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$750
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$726
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$681
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