Blantyre vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$156
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
22
25
😀 Quality of life
30
47
🏙️ Population
800K
6.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8689th and 8011th ($495 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 8790th and 7026th 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
$3.67
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$8362

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$452
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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$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
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554