Blantyre vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$147
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
17.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6334th ($506 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8786th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shenzhen

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Blantyre Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$22402

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$692
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450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
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$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
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$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
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$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
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$1062
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$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
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$658
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$1069
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$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
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$587
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$653
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$1207
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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
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$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
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$451
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
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$454
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$809
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$765
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$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
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$773
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$897
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$750
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$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
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$697
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$681
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$693
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$707
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$677
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$546
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