Fukuoka vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$427
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$107
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
14
😀 Quality of life
78
29
🏙️ Population
1.6M
989K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 74% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5437th and 8094th ($1018 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in Japan and Malawi, respectively. Check Japan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 919th and 8818th 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
$3.66
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813