Have you found a new job in Bangalore and need to relocate from Hyderabad?
Congratulations!
But now comes the major hurdle - How to move from Hyderabad to Bangalore among other important things that you got to do before you leave Hyderabad?
I can share my empathy with you as it is so difficult to find the reliable and professional packers and movers at the best price at the right time. You would finally take some time out of your busy schedule and try to search in Google and make a few calls to different packers and movers to find the rates of movement.
Generally, it becomes more complicated to arrive at a decision after the calls and ponder over with more questions than answers.
Are these people reliable?
Am I paying too much?
Is reliability, reputation etc. proportional to the cost of the move?
Then you make few more calls to a bunch of your friends, post a query in quora and maybe start a discussion thread in your company forum.
At Migrera, we have gathered innumerable experiences from our 12500+ house shiftings of history with both the packers and movers and the customers and identified pain points at both ends.
To ease your pain in estimating the cost of your move from Hyderabad to Bangalore, I am going to break down the costs to the basic math and help you make an informed decision.
Before I start explaining you the math behind the costs of your move, you need to understand why there is a huge variation in prices with different packers and movers and why negotiation still works in this industry. Here are a few factors:
Now, coming to the costs involved in making a move for the packers and movers, I will break the costs into four segments for better understanding. Also, I will explain each segment in three scenarios of the quantity of load to be shifted in a broad manner - 1 BHK, 2 BHK, 3 BHK
Loading is done by the professional staff of the packers and movers. These are the people whose faces will be seen at your house and who engage in loading, packing of all your household items. Each person generally charges around ₹ 600-700.
Basic Math for three scenarios:
House Type | Manpower needed | Cost |
1 BHK | 2-3 | ₹ 1200 - 2100 |
2 BHK | 4-5 | ₹ 2400 - 3500 |
3 BHK | 5-6 | ₹ 3000 - 4200 |
Considering the quality of roads, mechanics of the transport vehicles and handling of your load (in your absence!), it is better to make a safe assumption about not to compromise on the quality of packing of your household items. Packing material generally includes fabric sheets, cellotape, corrugated sheets, thermocol, air bubble sheets, foam sheets, stretch wrap films, corner guards etc.
As you are planning to shift your house from Hyderabad to Bangalore, safety and damage precautions are paramount and I will strongly recommend you to opt for quality packing.
Coming to the basic math of our problem, a decent quality packing can be roughly monetized as ₹ 10-12 per cft (cubic feet)
Basic Math for three scenarios:
House Type | Average cft | Cost |
1 BHK | 300-400 | ₹ 3000-4800 |
2 BHK | 500-600 | ₹ 5000-7200 |
3 BHK | 800-1000 | ₹8000-12000 |
Unloading is again done by the professional staff of the packers and movers. It is important for you to know that not all packers and movers have unloading facility at the destination place. Always inquire about the unloading facility before hiring a mover.
The basic math for unloading is similar to the loading costs:
House Type | Manpower needed | Cost |
1 BHK | 2-3 | ₹ 1200 - 2100 |
2 BHK | 4-5 | ₹ 2400 - 3500 |
3 BHK | 5-6 | ₹ 3000 - 4200 |
After knowing the basic tangible costs involved in your move, you should be aware of the extra costs that will/ may be levied on the final bill of your move:
You are now just one step away from the estimation of the cost of your move!
Adding all the costs will give us a fair estimation of your packing and moving quote from Hyderabad to Bangalore. or vise-versa
Total cost = transport cost + packing cost + loading cost + unloading cost + avg margin
House Type | Transport(₹) | Packing(₹) | Loading(₹) | Unloading(₹) |
Avg Margin (%) | Total(₹) |
1 BHK | 7500-8500 | 3000-4800 | 1200-2100 | 1200-2100 | 15-20 | 15000-19500 |
2 BHK | 14000-17000 | 5000-7000 | 2400-3500 | 2400-3500 | 15-20 | 27500-35000 |
3 BHK | 17000-19000 | 8000-12000 | 3000-4200 | 3000-4200 | 15-20 | 36000-45000 |
If you still haven’t found your new home in Bengaluru, don’t worry! You can still make the move as many professional packers and movers avail storage facility. Nominal price would be ₹250-500/day plus storage handling charges.
Now, since you have understood the underlying cost of packers and movers, you are ready to make the move from Hyderabad to Bangalore with the right information.
As I am saying ‘right information’, you should also know that if some packers and movers are offering you a lesser price than the above-discussed possibilities and you find it very lucrative to go forward, you may get into trouble. One of the few reasons why they might offer you a cheaper price is - The packers and movers must be transporting your household goods along with other industrial goods. In such a case, don’t expect a safe journey and timely delivery of your goods. After knowing this, you took the risk and gave it a try and it worked fine for you, I have to congratulate you that you have beaten one of the few odds of the packers and movers industry.
Migrera - A Booking engine that can actively find you a best packer and mover, the right one at the best price. From providing you with all the right information to offering unbiased comparisons, we do it all. Hey, Do you know? you don't even need to engage with the relocation services provider yourself. We take care all of that for you!
P.S.: Forgot to mention some other costs you will incur! The regular indian style chai pani (tip) cost to the guys who load and unload your goods! This depends on your humility and satisfaction you get by their service.