Blantyre vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$131
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1513
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
81
😀 Quality of life
29
75
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 66% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 9046th and 4954th ($363 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 176th in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 8522nd and 1177th 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
$2.72
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$6355

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Distance City Cost of living
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$326
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$327
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$332
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$332
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$970
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$335
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871