Blantyre vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$181
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
71
😀 Quality of life
27
61
🏙️ Population
1.9M
10.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8633rd ($591 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 8369th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Shijiazhuang

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Blantyre Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734