Blantyre vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$181
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
87
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
32.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 11% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7185th ($591 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 Chongqing. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 8369th and 1966th 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
$4.31
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556