Blantyre vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$181
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
22
78
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
1.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8506th ($591 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8369th and 3930th 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
$4.31
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$19861

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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1091
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$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619