Blantyre vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$147
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
30
99
🏙️ Population
800K
14.3M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 70% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3130th ($506 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 Tokyo. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8786th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$14795

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$779
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$565
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$935
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$1021
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$751
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$527
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$650
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$761
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$1168
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$716
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$873
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$1511
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$587
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$748
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$655
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$888
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$577
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$495
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$1062
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$1278
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$912
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$658
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$1069
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$687
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$1124
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$587
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$653
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$1207
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$1055
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$961
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$1113
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$1094
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$1020
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$945
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$1033
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$1049
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$1066
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$1198
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$1058
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$1047
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$1025
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$972
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$1354
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$1068
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$1088
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$1037
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$1066
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$1002
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$1050
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$1040
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$997
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$1041
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$1024
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$1005
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$975
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$1050
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$1061
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