Kobe vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$474
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
12
😀 Quality of life
81
25
🏙️ Population
1.52M
989K

The cost of living in Kobe is 87% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4945th and 7884th ($1106 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 Kobe compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 708th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$2356

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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