Blantyre vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$147
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
22
70
😀 Quality of life
25
68
🏙️ Population
800K
12.7M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8593rd and 6198th ($507 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 18th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8566th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Suzhou

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Blantyre Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$17431

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$794
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$566
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$872
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$992
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$873
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$525
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$646
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$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
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$730
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$854
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$1506
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$597
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$687
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$738
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$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
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$461
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$917
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$1018
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$776
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$766
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$875
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$700
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$1050
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$624
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$688
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$1105
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$700
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$645
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$670
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$665
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$573
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$640
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$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
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$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
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$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
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$746
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$665
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$621
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$590
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$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613