Blantyre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$181
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
53
😀 Quality of life
27
50
🏙️ Population
1.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 11% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7155th ($591 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6224th 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
$4.31
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$22902

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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
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$654
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$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
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$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014