Blantyre vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Blantyre	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$363	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$973	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$131	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$143	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	29	41
🏙️ Population	1.9M	7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 44% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 9046th and 7192nd ($363 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 175th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 7073rd 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	$2.72	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.85	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.2	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$198	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.13%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9607	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.1	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.95	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.25	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.4	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1419	$12038

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$326
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$327
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$332
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$332
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$970
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$367
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$992
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$993
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$645
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1014
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$761
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$337
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1165
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$957
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$338
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$689
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1127
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$691
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$837
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1144
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$722
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1176
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1210
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$457
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1238
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1236
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1121
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$777
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1107
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$795
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$550
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$734
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$587
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$600

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544