Blantyre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$147
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
53
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
800K
8.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7641st ($506 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8786th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$9321

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$461
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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
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$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
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$897
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$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941