Blantyre vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$181
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
27
79
🏙️ Population
1.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7882nd and 5948th ($591 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8369th and 556th 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
$4.31
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$24117

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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618