Blantyre vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$146
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
99
😀 Quality of life
33
93
🏙️ Population
800K
1.54M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 64% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8686th and 4342nd ($505 vs $1399) 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 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 8666th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kawasaki

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Blantyre Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$12261

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$828
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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
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$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
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144