Blantyre vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$147
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
72
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
800K
3.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4938th ($506 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Malawi and South Korea, respectively. Check Malawi vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8786th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$13429

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981