Blantyre vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$905
🏠 One person rent	$147	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	45
😀 Quality of life	25	46
🏙️ Population	800K	2.58M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 44% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8593rd and 9083rd ($507 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Malawi and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8566th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Chittagong

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	Blantyre	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$842

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360