Blantyre vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$181
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 47% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4893rd ($591 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Oman, respectively. Check Malawi vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8369th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$8649

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$498
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$500
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$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
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$834
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$526
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$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
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$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
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$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548