Blantyre vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$147
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
23
28
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
800K
6.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7962nd ($506 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 232nd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Xinyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8786th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$7825

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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$421

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546