Blantyre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$131
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
29
53
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 9046th and 6882nd ($363 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Quanzhou

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Blantyre Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$19406

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083