Blantyre vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$789
🏠 One person rent
$156
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
63
😀 Quality of life
30
59
🏙️ Population
800K
3.38M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8689th and 9120th ($495 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 85th 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 0.8 months in Lucknow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 8790th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$975

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$516
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$587
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$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
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$925
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$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
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$1196
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$417

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$308
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$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
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$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
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$404
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$288
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$479
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$270
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$509
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$245
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$293
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$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
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$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
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$274
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$395
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$270
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$309
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$239
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$287