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Paraguay vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 20.0% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Paraguay
Housing: pay 67.2% more in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Paraguay

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing in Paraguay are more expensive than in Malawi. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Paraguay. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Paraguay.

Paraguay vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Malawi	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,560.73	$4.00 PYG26,849	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,626.92	$5.16 PYG34,623	-46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,523.45	$0.83 PYG5,547	-5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK788.90	$0.49 PYG3,265	+7.0%
Average			-16.0%

Malawi vs. Paraguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Malawi	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,174.21	$1.04 PYG6,956	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,376.49	$3.49 PYG23,417	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,421.66	$3.52 PYG23,614	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,782.75	$1.81 PYG12,120	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,464.14	$1.51 PYG10,120	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,881.83	$0.94 PYG6,317	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,409.75	$0.41 PYG2,718	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,554.93	$0.40 PYG2,707	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,030.57	$0.73 PYG4,921	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,061.08	$0.46 PYG3,064	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,014.91	$0.41 PYG2,747	-30.0%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,469.15	$3.61 PYG24,213	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,495.00	$28.58 PYG191,759	+561.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61,052,096.30	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	-56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,947.42	$7.41 PYG49,726	-63.2%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 67.2% more for housing

	Malawi	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK319,187.91	$16.79 PYG112,632	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK348,854.16	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK137,115.86	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	+277.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK55,101.15	$27.56 PYG184,904	-13.3%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Malawi	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK614,225.22	$120.95 PYG811,528	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK2,552,004.42	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	+100.4%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,564.15	$1.33 PYG8,930	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,943.04	$1.82 PYG12,206	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,434.85	$1.26 PYG8,460	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,951.90	$26.69 PYG179,058	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.95	$5.49 PYG36,816	+38.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Malawi	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,544.27	$55.16 PYG370,122	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,234.04	$37.83 PYG253,798	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK101,783.88	$78.06 PYG523,711	+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122,057.39	$55.34 PYG371,297	-21.4%
Average			+11.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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