Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 30.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
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