Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 36.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Asuncion
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
|
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