Blantyre vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$181
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
27
37
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 1% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7790th ($591 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8369th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$15431

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$500
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528