Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 29.1% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$4.66
PYG34,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$4.46
PYG33,450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$1.04
PYG7,770
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.53
PYG3,955
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$0.71
PYG5,299
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$2.99
PYG22,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$3.10
PYG23,198
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$1.76
PYG13,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$1.50
PYG11,243
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.89
PYG6,671
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.36
PYG2,664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.47
PYG3,502
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.63
PYG4,745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.37
PYG2,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.40
PYG2,976
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$3.96
PYG29,701
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$22.39
PYG167,750
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$14,660.35
PYG109,836,181
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$11.73
PYG87,869
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$17.61
PYG131,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$353.18
PYG2,646,053
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$251.56
PYG1,884,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$42.46
PYG318,107
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$199.91
PYG1,497,766
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$2,432.29
PYG18,222,821
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$1.13
PYG8,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$1.94
PYG14,514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$1.47
PYG10,984
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$28.55
PYG213,895
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$5.16
PYG38,692
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$57.31
PYG429,360
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$27.99
PYG209,687
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$68.72
PYG514,833
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$68.86
PYG515,897
|
|
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