Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$131
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
29
91
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 65% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 9046th and 5114th ($363 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Malawi and South Korea, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8522nd and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$13891

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$332
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$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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$907
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$963
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$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955