Blantyre vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$146
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1480
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
82
😀 Quality of life
33
90
🏙️ Population
800K
1.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 52% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 8686th and 5335th ($505 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 268th in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Fukuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 8666th and 198th 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
$3.94
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$12561

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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862