Blantyre vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$131
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.49M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 9046th and 6691st ($363 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 6824th 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
$2.72
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$20642

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696