Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 87.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$3.59
NT$116.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.92
NT$160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.95
NT$31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.65
NT$21.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$2.04
NT$66.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$7.52
NT$244.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$11.74
NT$381.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.75
NT$89.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$3.63
NT$118.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$2.03
NT$65.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.91
NT$29.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.30
NT$42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.46
NT$47.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$1.15
NT$37.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$1.07
NT$34.72
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.88
NT$126.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$35.38
NT$1,151.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,073,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$9.61
NT$312.52
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$23.53
NT$765.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$354.11
NT$11,521.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$268.52
NT$8,736.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$56.71
NT$1,844.97
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$460.31
NT$14,976.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,049.21
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$1.86
NT$60.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.74
NT$89.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$3.84
NT$124.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$38.91
NT$1,265.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$9.51
NT$309.47
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$66.92
NT$2,177.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$31.08
NT$1,011.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$79.12
NT$2,574.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$112.81
NT$3,670.23
|
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