Blantyre vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$131
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
87
😀 Quality of life
29
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
32.1M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 9046th and 6733rd ($363 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8522nd and 2233rd 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
$2.72
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548