Blantyre vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$146
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
22
17
😀 Quality of life
33
44
🏙️ Population
800K
7.01M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 15% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8686th and 7977th ($505 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 234th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 8666th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$9042

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$521
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$591
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$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$526
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$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507