Blantyre vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Blantyre	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$181	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$604	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	78
😀 Quality of life	27	66
🏙️ Population	1.9M	6.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 37% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8907th ($591 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in Chennai. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8369th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Chennai

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	Blantyre	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.31	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.65%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10628	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.28	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.47
🧅 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	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.66	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.91	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.43	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$607	$1425

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$498
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$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

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287