Blantyre vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$147	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	23	78
😀 Quality of life	30	65
🏙️ Population	800K	6.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 16% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8898th ($506 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8786th and 5272nd 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	$3.97	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$1729

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$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

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286