Blantyre vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$156
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$255
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
42
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
800K
1.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 59% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8689th and 4774th ($495 vs $1193) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8790th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.2
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.84%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7401
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$590
$10581

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$792
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$516
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$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
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$875
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$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
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$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
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$1355
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$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
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$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
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$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
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$454