Blantyre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$156
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
30
74
🏙️ Population
800K
12.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8689th and 6776th ($495 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8790th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Suzhou

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Blantyre Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$20341

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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
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$1304
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$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
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$813
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$1196
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$726
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$678
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$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
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$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
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$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
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$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635