Fukuoka vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$430
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
13
😀 Quality of life
72
20
🏙️ Population
1.6M
989K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 80% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5120th and 7807th ($1057 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 1739th and 8847th 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
$3.85
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688