Blantyre vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$884
🏠 One person rent	$156	$97.6
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	22	47
😀 Quality of life	30	56
🏙️ Population	800K	3.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 8689th and 9042nd ($495 vs $358) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Chittagong. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8790th and 6271st 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	$3.67	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$55.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$4.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$35.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$1349

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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

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339