Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.1% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 65.1% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 9.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Guyana are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 99.1% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+298.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$1.24 GYD260.07	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$0.63 GYD132.54	+21.8%
Average			+99.1%

Malawi vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Malawi	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$2.09 GYD436.70	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+185.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$4.08 GYD854.23	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$3.19 GYD668.32	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$3.64 GYD761.80	+235.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$1.80 GYD375.97	+121.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$1.81 GYD378.61	+101.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$3.20 GYD669.94	+321.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$1.09 GYD228.28	+43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$1.38 GYD289.56	+161.0%
Average			+108.7%

Malawi vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.1% more for transportation

	Malawi	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$3.96 GYD828.60	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+1299.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+83.8%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Malawi	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$960.21 GYD201K	+150.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$519.95 GYD109K	+420.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+234.7%
Average			+228.8%

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pay 9.4 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+177.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+3056.1%
Average			+835.3%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$1.91 GYD400.11	+16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+97.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$3.35 GYD700.19	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.22 GYD1,300.36
Average			+23.6%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Malawi	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+176.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+20.6%
Average			+32.2%

Malawi vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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