Blantyre vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$156
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
800K
9.4M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8689th and 7558th ($495 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8790th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Ningbo

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Blantyre Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$15801

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$452
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$456
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
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$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538