Blantyre vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$147	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	23	87
😀 Quality of life	30	74
🏙️ Population	800K	32.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 10% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8185th ($506 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 322nd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8786th and 2237th 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	$3.97	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$23821

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537