Blantyre vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$147
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
800K
1.52M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 54% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4945th ($506 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 8786th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$10723

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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
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$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
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$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079