Blantyre vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$181
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
61
😀 Quality of life
27
53
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6747th ($591 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6048th 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
$4.31
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$12898

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538