Blantyre vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$181
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
27
41
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7028th ($591 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 204th in China, while ranked 8369th and 6819th 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
$4.31
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$9066

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$498
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$500
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$515
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$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
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$526
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575