Blantyre vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$146
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
58
😀 Quality of life
33
68
🏙️ Population
800K
10.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 3% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8686th and 8757th ($505 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8666th and 4718th 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
$3.94
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$5006

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$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716