Blantyre vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$131
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
22
29
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.17M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 9046th and 6186th ($363 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Maoming. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 6533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$18555

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$831
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$777
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$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083