Bangkok vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$434	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$255
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	74	30
🏙️ Population	5.68M	800K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 101% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5606th and 8689th ($996 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and Malawi, respectively. Check Thailand vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Blantyre. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 2044th and 8790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Blantyre

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	Bangkok	Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$590

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417