Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.0 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
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Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,247
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,720
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,897
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,942
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,240
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,351
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,580
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,642
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,432
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,134
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,327
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,727
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,837
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,591
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,186
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,323,947
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,645,928
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,922
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,399,034
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,163,580
|
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,418
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,594
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,922
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,359
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,689
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
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pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
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