Blantyre vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$146
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$2549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
22
65
😀 Quality of life
33
92
🏙️ Population
800K
1.2M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 42% less expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 8686th and 6460th ($505 vs $877) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 8666th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hiroshima

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Blantyre Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$3517

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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
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$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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934