Blantyre vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$147
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
43
😀 Quality of life
25
70
🏙️ Population
800K
1.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8593rd and 4892nd ($507 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 8566th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.7
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.8
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10525
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$591
$10296

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$518
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$587
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$675
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$947
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$752
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1003
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$794
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$566
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$872
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$992
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$873
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$646
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$723
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1150
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$730
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$854
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1506
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$597
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
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$738
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$748
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$541
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$461
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$917
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1018
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$776
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$766
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$875
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$700
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$624
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$688
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$1105
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$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1239
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
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$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
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$518
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$515
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$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
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$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
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$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
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$804
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$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
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$551