Blantyre vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$147
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
54
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
800K
8.78M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7256th ($507 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8566th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$20567

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$518
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
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$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$627
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$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
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$761
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$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
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$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
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$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936