Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 3.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Muscat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.48
OMR34.060
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