Fukuoka vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$904
🏠 One person rent
$426
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$306
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
13
😀 Quality of life
75
26
🏙️ Population
1.6M
989K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 188% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4954th and 9038th ($1054 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 1177th and 8741st 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
$4.2
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734