Blantyre vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$156
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
30
94
🏙️ Population
800K
1.52M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 58% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8689th and 4788th ($495 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Malawi and Japan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 8790th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Kobe

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Blantyre Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10496

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$494
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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
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$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
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$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1012
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$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038