Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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