Blantyre vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$147
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
75
😀 Quality of life
25
58
🏙️ Population
800K
4.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 25% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8948th ($507 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 8566th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kolkata

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Blantyre Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$1469

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$457
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308