Blantyre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$131
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9046th and 7871st ($363 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 6810th 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
$2.72
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$11076

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$326
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$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586