Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$146
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
33
92
🏙️ Population
800K
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8686th and 5007th ($505 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Malawi and South Korea, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 8666th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Busan

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Blantyre Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$15370

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$458
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$461
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$495
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$496
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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963