Blantyre vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$899
🏠 One person rent
$147
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
23
75
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
800K
4.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 38% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8632nd and 9044th ($506 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 8786th and 5552nd 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
$3.97
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1863

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$458
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297