Blantyre vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$156
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
79
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
800K
6.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 21% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8689th and 8947th ($495 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Malawi and India, respectively. Check Malawi vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8790th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$1792

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$559
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$933
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$1015
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$780
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$522
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$629
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$727
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$1167
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$677
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$840
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$1511
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$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
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$692
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$463
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$1304
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$1602
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$1166
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$632
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$1378
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$849
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$1125
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$1196
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$294
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$320
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$348
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$339
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$317
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$283
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$275
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$507
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$290
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$297
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$339
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$325
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$331
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$274
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$303
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$273
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$292
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$265
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$330
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$328
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$317
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$290
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$332
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$280
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$342
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$359
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$255
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$281
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$247
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$327
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$271
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$250
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