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New Taipei City vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 16.4% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 41.8% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in New Taipei City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Prague	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$4.92 NT$153.80	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$5.41 NT$169.19	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$0.87 NT$27.34	-55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$0.62 NT$19.32	-63.9%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Prague	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.97 NT$61.52	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$6.43 NT$201.10	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$12.05 NT$376.89	+152.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$2.82 NT$88.18	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$3.56 NT$111.25	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.93 NT$60.46	+89.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$1.09 NT$34.15	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.04 NT$32.44	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$1.29 NT$40.46	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$1.64 NT$51.16	+151.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.76 NT$23.72	+35.0%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Prague	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$3.84 NT$120.25	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	+49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$10.00 NT$312.74	-37.8%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 41.8% less for housing

	Prague	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$24.39 NT$763.04	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	-64.8%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Prague	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	+14.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$1.72 NT$53.83	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$2.43 NT$75.88	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$4.92 NT$153.80	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$11.47 NT$358.88	-4.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Prague	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-25.3%
Average			-6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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