Blantyre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$146
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
21
😀 Quality of life
33
46
🏙️ Population
800K
6.56M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8686th and 7929th ($505 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8666th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shaoyang

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Blantyre Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$11939

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
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$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615