Malayalam, a language spoken by 2.88% Indians is a language mostly spoken in South India. Learning Malayalam is an enriching experience, and in this blog you will find out the cost of learning it. 

Malayalam, also considered as the Classical language of India, one of the most beautiful and ancient languages of India. Malayalam is one of the four Dravidian languages of India. It is mostly spoken in the southern region of India, specially in the state of Kerala and Union Territories Lakshadweep and Pondicherry and it is also the official language of these states. It is a language that is spoken by 34 million people all over the globe. It is also a language that is widely spoken in the Gulf countries as a result of the immigration of a lot of Malayalees that have gone to the Gulf for work. People that speak malayalam are often referred to as Malayalee.

There are various factors that decide the cost of learning a language. So let us first see what exactly becomes the deciding factors of a language.

1. The deciding factors

A lot of things play a key role in deciding the price of language. Some of them are –

a. The popularity of the language

The popularity of the language plays a vital role in deciding the cost of learning. The more popular one language means more the price of learning. Since it is high in demand, people agree to pay up any price in order to learn. If the language is not so popular, it will not be that pricey. 

b. Native language or foreign language 

If you are planning on learning the language where it is the official or native language, you will notice that the price of learning is very low. For example, if you decide to learn Malayalam in Kerala, you will find the cost of learning is very low. But if you decide to learn Malayalam in some northern states you will notice that the cost of learning is comparatively more. 

c. Changes from institute to institute 

The cost of learning is also dependent on institutes. Different institutes charge different amounts for teaching, it depends on the various facilities that they include in the session. Moreover, you can also find a difference between learning offline and online. 

d. Experienced tutors

It is quite common that tutors that are very well experienced charge more money than the ones who do not have a lot of experience.

e. Level of learning 

There is different pricing for different levels of learning, which mostly depends on the institute or the tutor to decide and charge depending on their services. 

These were the factors that decide the expense of learning a language, now let’s see the approximate expenses for learning Malayalam. 

2. The expense of learning Malayalam 

The average price for learning Malayalam is from private tutors INR 500/- to INR 1575/- per hour. You can find cheaper options too, depending on the experience of the tutor. You can also find private tutors whose average price per hour is INR 250/-.

Apart from these, you can also choose to learn Malayalam from any college or university. The cost of learning Malayalam at any college or university approximately ranges from INR 3000/- to INR 50,000/- annually. You can also come across various other options and price ranges locally. 

It might seem expensive as compared to any other commonly spoken language such as Hindi, however, it is still not expensive. The average price and what factors affect the pricing have been mentioned in the blog to give Malayalee learners an idea of the expense of learning the language. However, there are always free options available, you can always choose to learn something on your own for free of cost. It is up to the learner to decide what he or she wants to spend on learning the language.