Blantyre vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$181
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
22
62
😀 Quality of life
27
51
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.38M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 50% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8996th ($591 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 1.1 months in Lucknow. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 8369th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$1788

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$498
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$500
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$526
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$582
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$670
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$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
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$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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$329
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$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
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$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
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$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
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$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
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$533
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$303
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$356
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$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$337
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$375
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$284
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$337
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$280
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$321