Khulna vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khulna	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$301	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$724	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$85.2	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$131	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.4	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$988
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	57 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	7
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	929K	133K

The cost of living in Khulna is 77% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9202nd and 4439th ($301 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Maldives, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Khulna compared to 0.7 months in Male. Khulna ranked 3rd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6845th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khulna vs Male

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	Khulna	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.25	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.42	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$0.79	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.2	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$38	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$108	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$68	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$635	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.31	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.64	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.26	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.31	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$26.3	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1374	$3575

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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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327