Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 2.6% cheaper than Malawi.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
|
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