Blantyre vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$147
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
25
38
🏙️ Population
800K
9.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7893rd ($507 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 8566th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Zhoukou

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Blantyre Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$14854

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$597
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$687
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$748
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$541
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$917
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$1018
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$766
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$700
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Distance City Cost of living
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$577
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$591
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$591
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$586
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$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
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$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
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$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
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$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
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$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
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$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
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$505
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$619
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$625
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$800
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$591
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$621
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$484