Blantyre vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$156
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
18
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
800K
6.49M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 28% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8689th and 7385th ($495 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 8790th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shangrao

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Blantyre Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$25646

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628