Blantyre vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$147
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
77
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
800K
12.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 0.5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8651st ($506 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8786th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Zhengzhou

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Blantyre Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$19556

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563