Blantyre vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3045
🏠 One person rent
$181
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
81
😀 Quality of life
27
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.6M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 49% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4702nd ($591 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 8369th and 256th 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
$4.31
$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$12612

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$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971