Blantyre vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$363
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$973
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$131
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$143
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 68% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9046th and 4635th ($363 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and Oman, respectively. Check Malawi vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Blantyre compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8522nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.85
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.13%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9607
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.32
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.95
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$7.25
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1419
$8464

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$327
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$332
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$970
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$335
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$367
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$992
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$993
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$645
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1014
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$761
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$337
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1165
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$957
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$852
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$338
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$784
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$689
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1127
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$691
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$837
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1144
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$722
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1176
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1210
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$457
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1238
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1236
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1121
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$777
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1107
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$795
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$550
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$734
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$587
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
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$787
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$779
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$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646