Blantyre vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$181
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
85
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.07M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 15% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8584th ($591 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 8369th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shenyang

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Blantyre Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$25284

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$500
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$526
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$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
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$474
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$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
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$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511