Blantyre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$131
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
100
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
1.9M
24.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 69% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9046th and 4461st ($363 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$28143

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$1165
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$957
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$852
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$338
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$784
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$689
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$1127
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$691
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$837
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$1144
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$722
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$968
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$777
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$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
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$457
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$1238
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$1236
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$1121
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$777
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$1107
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$795
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
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$731
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$651
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$678
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$687
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$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
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$677
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$675
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$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
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$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
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$703
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$524
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$631
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$645
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$720
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$725
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$696
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$617
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