Bangkok vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1307
🏠 One person rent	$465	$146
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$204
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	22
😀 Quality of life	73	33
🏙️ Population	5.68M	800K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 103% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 5467th and 8686th ($1027 vs $505) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 2647th and 8666th 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	$3.24	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$80.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$595

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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	$495
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$828
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$924
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$764
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$768
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$530
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1024
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$754
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1181
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$706
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$861
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1521
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$577
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$686
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1002
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$613
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$469
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1189
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1473
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1030
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$630
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1229
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$750
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$633
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$718
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1233
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$408