Blantyre vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$156
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
82
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
800K
1.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 51% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 8689th and 5437th ($495 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 300th in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 8790th and 919th 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
$3.67
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$11926

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$452
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$456
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$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824