Blantyre vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$146
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
19
😀 Quality of life
33
47
🏙️ Population
800K
11M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 5% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 8686th and 8538th ($505 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 456th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 8666th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Linyi

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Blantyre Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$7190

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$571
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$576
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$553
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$549
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$566
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$572
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$617
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$563
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$514
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$564
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$541
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$523
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$548
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$548
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$558
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$581
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$661
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$550
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$554
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$515
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$449
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$457
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$592
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$566
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$581
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$547
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$510
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$545
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$922
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$519
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$594
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$602
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$540
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$748
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$505
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$803