Khulna vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khulna	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$303	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$792	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$81.8	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$174	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$151	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.2	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$192	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	57 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	929K	133K

The cost of living in Khulna is 77% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9203rd and 4205th ($303 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Maldives, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Khulna compared to 1 months in Male. Khulna ranked 3rd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6683rd and 4917th 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	$1.22	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.42	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$0.78	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.27	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$57.3	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$36.5	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$110	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.8	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$635	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$244	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.17	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.49	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.63	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.24	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.31	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$25.8	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1380	$3201

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Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360