Blantyre vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Blantyre	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$147	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.9	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$499	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	22	78
😀 Quality of life	25	66
🏙️ Population	800K	6.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 18% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8593rd and 8897th ($507 vs $430) 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 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2 months in Chennai. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8566th and 4021st 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	$3.98	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.7	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10525	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.55	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.48	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.3	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$591	$1573

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$457
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$492
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$825
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$675
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$947
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$752
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1003
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$794
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$566
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$872
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$992
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$525
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$723
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1150
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$854
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1506
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$597
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$738
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$748
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$541
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$461
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$917
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1018
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$776
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$766
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$875
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$700
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$624
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$688
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1105
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$486

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306