Blantyre vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$156
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
30
44
🏙️ Population
800K
7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 17% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8689th and 7983rd ($495 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 8790th and 7353rd 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
$3.67
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$8478

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$521
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$519
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$610
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$583
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$533
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$487
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$567
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$575
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$504
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$516
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$562
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$589
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$514
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$613
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$529
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$520
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$522
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$595
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$523
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$457
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$520
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$556
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$612
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$610
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$524
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$643
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$545
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$540
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$541
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$513
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$588
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$513