Blantyre vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$181	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	72
😀 Quality of life	27	54
🏙️ Population	1.9M	16.8M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8916th ($591 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8369th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Dhaka

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	Blantyre	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$1444

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$500
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$515
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$516
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$834
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$670
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$953
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$662
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$810
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$574
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$1190
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1012
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$534
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$729
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1394
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$731
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$871
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1500
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$761
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$685
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1079
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$1139
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$433
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1116
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1090
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1017
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$756
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1028
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$725
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$585
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$670
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1091
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$639

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317