Blantyre vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$146
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
42
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
800K
1.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 55% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8686th and 4940th ($505 vs $1135) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$10792

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$828
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$521
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$591
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$692
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$924
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$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
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$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
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$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1080
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$796
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$575
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$1214
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$1457
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$1373
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$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$575
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$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
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$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
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$1037
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$793
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$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
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$465