Lilongwe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$250
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
14
42
😀 Quality of life
30
74
🏙️ Population
989K
1.42M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8027th and 4940th ($591 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8837th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Muscat

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Lilongwe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$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
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$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
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$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
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465