Blantyre vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Blantyre	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1306	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$147	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$239	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	23	64
😀 Quality of life	30	64
🏙️ Population	800K	9.31M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 8% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8810th ($506 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 8786th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hyderabad, India

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	Blantyre	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.2	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10537	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.28	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.1	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$2504

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302