Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$181
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
1.9M
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4837th ($591 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Malawi and South Korea, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8369th and 181st 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
$4.31
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$14632

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$498
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$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000