Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 42.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.44
MWK2,484.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.38
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$6.41
MWK11,079.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$291.36
MWK503,947.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$135.70
MWK234,705.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$35.40
MWK61,228.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$268.95
MWK465,181.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.46
MWK4,251.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$22.98
MWK39,751.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$4.04
MWK6,980.22
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$42.71
MWK73,865.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$62.59
MWK108,260.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$80.68
MWK139,554.56
|
|
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