Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 27.6% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Asuncion

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Asuncion are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$6.86 PYG39,335	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$6.86 PYG39,335	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.06 PYG6,064	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.57 PYG3,278	-12.5%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Taipei	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.48 PYG8,463	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.85 PYG27,825	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.83 PYG27,706	-58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.40 PYG13,758	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.37 PYG13,574	-46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.35 PYG7,764	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.57 PYG3,281	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.54 PYG3,106	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.10 PYG6,319	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.61 PYG3,513	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.60 PYG3,422	-42.7%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Taipei	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.68 PYG26,855	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$37.71 PYG216K	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$13.81 PYG79,260	+54.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Taipei	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$22.03 PYG126K	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$625.19 PYG4M	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$378.03 PYG2M	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$38.14 PYG219K	-42.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$183.39 PYG1M	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$5,778.44 PYG33M	-65.3%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.89 PYG10,817	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.35 PYG19,231	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.31 PYG13,276	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$36.10 PYG207K	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.57 PYG49,169	-11.9%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$63.41 PYG364K	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$56.56 PYG325K	+41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$106.05 PYG608K	+24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$70.55 PYG405K	-32.9%
Average			+4.4%

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