Blantyre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$131
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9046th and 6604th ($363 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shangqiu

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Blantyre Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$14498

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$1400
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$604
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$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543