Blantyre vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$181
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
22
24
😀 Quality of life
27
39
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.56M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7649th ($591 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8369th and 7013th 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
$4.31
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$10066

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610