Blantyre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Blantyre Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$147
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
25
38
🏙️ Population
800K
7.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 31% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6735th ($507 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 8566th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Blantyre vs Shangqiu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Blantyre vs Shangqiu

Prices for goods and services in Blantyre and Shangqiu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Blantyre Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$17921

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$457
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529