Blantyre vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$131
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
99
😀 Quality of life
29
82
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.54M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 67% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 9046th and 4726th ($363 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 8522nd and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$15182

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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
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$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045