Paraguay is 7.6% more expensive than Malawi.

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,517.07
$3.28
PYG25,703
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
$4.41
PYG34,491
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,516.56
$0.80
PYG6,269

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
$0.64
PYG4,995
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,381.11
$2.72
PYG21,253
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,850.76
$3.00
PYG23,490

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,763.22
$3.51
PYG27,456
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,516.81
$25.43
PYG198,989
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377

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pay 27.8% more for housing

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
$16.38
PYG128,200
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK351,645.78
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,770.38
$261.33
PYG2,045,161

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pay 22.0% more for childcare

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK616,994.98
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,946.93
$1.02
PYG7,960
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,066.22
$1.65
PYG12,951
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
$1.06
PYG8,291

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

 
Malawi
Paraguay
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
$50.60
PYG395,987
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
$31.53
PYG246,746
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
$70.98
PYG555,510

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