Blantyre vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$147	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	88
😀 Quality of life	25	72
🏙️ Population	800K	32.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 20% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8593rd and 7340th ($507 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8566th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Chongqing

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	Blantyre	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$26796

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539