Blantyre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$146
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
33
44
🏙️ Population
800K
7.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8686th and 7914th ($505 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 207th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 8666th and 7360th 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
$3.94
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$16802

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454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
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$530
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$935
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$1024
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$770
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$527
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$639
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$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
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$706
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$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$1133
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$633
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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
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$803
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$581
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$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
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$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
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$526
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$548
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$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518