Blantyre vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2574
🏠 One person rent
$147
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
81
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
800K
1.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5117th ($506 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 151st in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 8786th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Fukuoka

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Blantyre Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$12707

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$458
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$461
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$493
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$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
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$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860