Blantyre vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$181
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
22
29
😀 Quality of life
27
44
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.17M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6548th ($591 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 8369th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$18483

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014