Fukuoka vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$448
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
12
😀 Quality of life
75
25
🏙️ Population
1.6M
989K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 80% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5117th and 7884th ($1065 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 1848th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Lilongwe

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Fukuoka Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$2356

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653