Lilongwe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$147
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
989K
1.42M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 67% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 9038th and 4635th ($367 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8741st and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$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