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Asuncion vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 56.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 98.0% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 1.1% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Asuncion

The cost of transportation, housing, and childcare in Asuncion are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,669.08	$5.00 PYG32,255
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,771.61	$5.39 PYG34,796	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MWK1,623.27	$0.89 PYG5,741	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MWK688.66	$0.52 PYG3,353	+30.9%
Average			-7.1%

Lilongwe vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 MWK2,122.59	$1.13 PYG7,311	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,661.39	$3.98 PYG25,671	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,421.69	$3.71 PYG23,922	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 MWK4,603.43	$1.81 PYG11,696	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 MWK2,507.44	$1.67 PYG10,764	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,022.87	$1.03 PYG6,651	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK977.90	$0.41 PYG2,659	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,179.67	$0.45 PYG2,888	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MWK1,209.25	$0.85 PYG5,509	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 MWK1,078.00	$0.54 PYG3,487	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK977.32	$0.57 PYG3,680	+1.2%
Average			-12.3%

Lilongwe vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 MWK10,566.85	$3.61 PYG23,280	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,493.46	$28.58 PYG184K	+561.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,411.13 PYG99M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.41 PYG47,810
Average			+260.2%

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pay 98.0% more for housing

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37 MWK108K	$17.71 PYG114K	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$437.82 PYG3M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$67.61 MWK117K	$320.48 PYG2M	+374.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK60,037.89	$31.70 PYG204K	-8.5%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 1.1% more for childcare

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK607K	$163.92 PYG1M	-53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,349.49 MWK4M	$3,652.44 PYG24M	+55.5%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 MWK3,006.81	$1.40 PYG9,038	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 MWK5,272.83	$2.19 PYG14,119	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,750.76	$1.68 PYG10,845	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.45 MWK64,931.08	$29.39 PYG190K	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,849.54	$5.95 PYG38,411	+50.7%
Average			-2.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.16 PYG356K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.83 PYG244K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.06 PYG504K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.34 PYG357K

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