Malawi vs Oman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malawi Oman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$938
$2674
🏠 One person rent
$137
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$1084
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1807
💸 GDP per capita
$645
$25057
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
5.56
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
43
🌐 English speaking %
3.9%
22%
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
26
60
🏙️ Population
18.6M
4.83M

The average cost of living in Malawi ($361) is 67% less expensive than in Oman ($1098). Malawi ranked 195th vs 66th for Oman in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Malawi compared to 1.6 months in Oman. Ranked 158th and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malawi vs Oman

We calculate prices for Malawi and Oman as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Malawi Oman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.46
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.35
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$10
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.3
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$314
$1213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$77.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.06%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9554
$1809
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$361
$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.92
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.06
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.6
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1420
$7884

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Cities Comparison in Malawi vs Oman

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$363
1.9M
Lilongwe
$367
989K
Mzuzu
$338
150K
Zomba
$326
101K
Mangochi
$332
53.5K
Mzimba
$337
26.1K
Mulanje
$327
14.8K
Ntcheu
$332
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$335
14.6K

In Oman

City Cost of living Population
Muscat
$1126
1.42M
Seeb
$1164
471K
Salalah
$844
178K
Nizwa
$787
83.5K