Blantyre vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$156
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
22
14
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
800K
9.03M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 19% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8689th and 7898th ($495 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8790th and 7422nd 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
$3.67
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$18568

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$452
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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531