Blantyre vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$147	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	22	28
😀 Quality of life	25	41
🏙️ Population	800K	6.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 23% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7175th ($507 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8566th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Xinyang

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	Blantyre	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558