Blantyre vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$147	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	85
😀 Quality of life	25	68
🏙️ Population	800K	9.07M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 6% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8334th ($507 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8566th and 3343rd 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	$3.98	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$24404

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500