Blantyre vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$147
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
30
82
🏙️ Population
800K
1.54M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 63% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4361st ($506 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 8786th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$10654

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$458
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$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$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
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$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
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$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
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085