Blantyre vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$875
🏠 One person rent
$156
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
800K
4.5M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8689th and 9031st ($495 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 8790th and 5764th 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
$3.67
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1762

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$456
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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
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$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
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$289