Blantyre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$181
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
1.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6542nd ($591 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8369th and 7163rd 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
$4.31
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$18304

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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
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$1433
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$613
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$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
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$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
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$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542