Blantyre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$156
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
49
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
800K
8.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8689th and 7630th ($495 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8790th and 3354th 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
$3.67
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$9745

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$587
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$691
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$777
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$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
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$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$643
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$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
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$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
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$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
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$758
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$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
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$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
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$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954