Blantyre vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$147	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	23	19
😀 Quality of life	30	44
🏙️ Population	800K	7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 13% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7987th ($506 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 8786th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Zhumadian

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	Blantyre	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$7830

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506