Blantyre vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$147
$176
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$294
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
800K
11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 7% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8322nd ($506 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 376th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Linyi ranked 249th in China, while ranked 8786th and 7034th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Linyi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Linyi

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Linyi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$82.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$5.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$6260

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$530
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$564
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$567
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$537
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$558
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$563
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$558
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$602
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$553
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$499
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$561
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$542
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$521
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$563
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$538
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$564
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$570
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$654
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$547
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$548
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$520
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$448
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$468
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$582
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$576
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$562
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$570
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$573
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$626
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$507
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$549
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$913
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$509
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$583
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$598
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$544
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$741
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$516
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$807