Blantyre vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$724
🏠 One person rent	$147	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	23	39
😀 Quality of life	30	47
🏙️ Population	800K	929K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8632nd and 9202nd ($506 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Malawi and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 8786th and 6845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Khulna

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	Blantyre	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$1374

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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	$493
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$820
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$916
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$755
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$996
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$779
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$565
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1021
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$761
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1168
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$716
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$873
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$587
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$655
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$888
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$577
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$495
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1278
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$912
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$658
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1069
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$687
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$587
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$653
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1207
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$421

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358