Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Paraguay

Paraguay vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 17.1% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Paraguay

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

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Paraguay vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$6.57 PYG37,696	+53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$6.51 PYG37,368	+30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.02 PYG5,846	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.57 PYG3,278	-11.7%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.41 PYG8,068	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$4.64 PYG26,621	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$4.51 PYG25,883	-60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.22 PYG12,715	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$1.95 PYG11,208	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.21 PYG6,960	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.56 PYG3,228	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.50 PYG2,889	-63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.92 PYG5,278	-36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.54 PYG3,110	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.46 PYG2,661	-51.5%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$4.65 PYG26,676	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$37.71 PYG216K	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	-48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$13.81 PYG79,260	+62.5%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$20.97 PYG120K	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$483.98 PYG3M	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$343.10 PYG2M	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$33.29 PYG191K	-46.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$136.54 PYG783K	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$4,480.72 PYG26M	-74.4%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.46 PYG8,359	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.00 PYG17,191	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$1.63 PYG9,342	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$32.98 PYG189K	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$7.71 PYG44,252	-22.7%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$63.41 PYG364K	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$48.55 PYG279K	+48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$102.99 PYG591K	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$65.32 PYG375K	-29.6%
Average			+9.3%

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