Blantyre vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$181
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
75
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
1.9M
4.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 45% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8957th ($591 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 8369th and 5494th 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
$4.31
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1751

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$498
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311