Blantyre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$131
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
1.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 9046th and 5170th ($363 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$22097

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307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
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$550
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$734
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$587
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
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$731
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$687
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$731
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$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
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$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
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$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
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$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645