Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 39.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
$4.13
PYG32,336
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$4.58
PYG35,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$0.88
PYG6,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$0.51
PYG3,953
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$0.67
PYG5,255
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$3.12
PYG24,418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$3.15
PYG24,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$1.75
PYG13,679
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$1.46
PYG11,463
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.91
PYG7,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.43
PYG3,336
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.73
PYG5,743
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.49
PYG3,847
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.59
PYG4,603
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$16.94
PYG132,549
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$425.89
PYG3,333,060
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$339.02
PYG2,653,182
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$34.20
PYG267,654
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$179.26
PYG1,402,870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,246,279
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$1.33
PYG10,447
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$2.00
PYG15,636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$1.27
PYG9,949
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$26.82
PYG209,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$5.09
PYG39,798
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
|
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