Blantyre vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$131
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
28
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
1.9M
6.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 45% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 9046th and 7132nd ($363 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 162nd 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 6731st 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
$2.72
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13167

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$326
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$327
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$332
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$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
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$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574