Blantyre vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2148
🏠 One person rent
$147
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$568
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
23
63
😀 Quality of life
30
89
🏙️ Population
800K
1.2M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 43% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6313th ($506 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 874th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 8786th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$3590

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$592
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$692
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$916
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
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$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956