Blantyre vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$181
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
27
40
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.44M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6841st ($591 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$19047

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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$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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$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694