Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Czech Republic

Brno vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Brno is 62.8% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in Brno
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Brno
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Brno
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Brno
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Brno
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Brno
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Brno

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Brno are more expensive than in Tainan. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Brno.

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Brno vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brno instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Brno
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$207.36	$9.60 CZK200.12	+46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 NT$155.52	$9.60 CZK200.12	+95.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$36.21	$1.98 CZK41.17	+72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.30	$1.32 CZK27.59	+79.8%
Average			+73.6%

Tainan vs. Brno - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Tainan	Brno
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$59.32	$1.52 CZK31.77	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$299.53	$6.63 CZK138.18	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$376.80	$4.45 CZK92.75	-62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.66	$3.29 CZK68.53	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$139.72	$4.48 CZK93.38	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$59.96	$0.80 CZK16.64	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$40.11	$0.80 CZK16.64	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.34	$0.99 CZK20.61	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.90	$1.92 CZK40.04	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.72	$0.61 CZK12.75	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.88	$0.58 CZK12.18	-45.4%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Tainan	Brno
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$121.19	$6.65 CZK138.60	+73.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.30 NT$673.94	$26.41 CZK550.34	+24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$28,810.40 CZK600K	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$295.49	$16.71 CZK348.21	+78.9%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Tainan	Brno
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.12 NT$699.86	$21.30 CZK443.79	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.78 NT$10,022.64	$992.68 CZK20,686.09	+213.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.07 NT$6,013.58	$778.84 CZK16,229.96	+309.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,963.07	$245.32 CZK5,112.13	+295.4%
Average			+203.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Tainan	Brno
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.17 NT$8,294.60	$440.16 CZK9,172.30	+67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,554.15 NT$207K	$15,403.96 CZK321K	+135.0%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Brno
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$102.65	$2.64 CZK55.03	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 NT$109.73	$3.47 CZK72.23	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$124.42	$7.30 CZK152.09	+85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NT$1,205.48	$56.34 CZK1,174.05	+47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$347.34	$12.00 CZK250.15	+9.3%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Tainan	Brno
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,103.32	$95.58 CZK1,991.85	+43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.49 NT$933.14	$40.57 CZK845.44	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,798.48	$101.12 CZK2,107.18	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,661.23	$121.57 CZK2,533.37	+5.1%
Average			+25.2%

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