Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 18.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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