Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$156
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
30
91
🏙️ Population
800K
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8689th and 5063rd ($495 vs $1084) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 8790th and 120th 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
$3.67
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$17592

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922