Blantyre vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$131
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
61
😀 Quality of life
29
56
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 46% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 9046th and 6976th ($363 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 5865th 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
$2.72
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$9922

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524