Blantyre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$156
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
21
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
800K
6.56M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8689th and 7943rd ($495 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8790th and 7142nd 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
$3.67
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$13867

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$452
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$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619