Blantyre vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$582
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$670
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$953
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$662
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$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
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$1190
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$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
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$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
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$731
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$871
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$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
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$685
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$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
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$1090
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$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
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$725
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$1007
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$585
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$670
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$1091
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$639

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$329
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$243
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$308
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$572
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$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
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$367
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$351
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$330
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$289
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$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
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$331
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$359
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$307
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$338
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$378
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$307
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$324
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$291
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$306
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$353
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$351
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$334
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$325
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$320
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$355
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$340
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$382
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$289
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$321
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$274
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$373
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$312
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$279
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