Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2838
🏠 One person rent
$147
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$797
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$2181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
72
😀 Quality of life
25
89
🏙️ Population
800K
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8593rd and 5092nd ($507 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8566th and 201st 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
$3.98
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$13395

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$457
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$492
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$493
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$825
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$518
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$675
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$947
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$738
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1105
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970