Blantyre vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$156
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
800K
7.82M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8689th and 7879th ($495 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 222nd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8790th and 7390th 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
$3.67
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$19212

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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
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$1378
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$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
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$813
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$1196
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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
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$811
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$595
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$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
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$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
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$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522