Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Czech Republic

Plzen vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 52.7% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Plzen
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 22.5% more in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Plzen

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

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Plzen vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$11.46 CZK249.47	+204.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.17 CZK199.58	+94.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.04 CZK44.38	+122.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.78 CZK38.67	+172.3%
Average			+149.5%

Tainan vs. Plzen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Tainan	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.63 CZK35.39	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$6.88 CZK149.68	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.19 CZK91.24	-63.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.94 CZK85.82	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.54 CZK98.78	+2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.97 CZK21.12	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.83 CZK18.03	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.99 CZK21.45	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.58 CZK34.47	-21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.56 CZK12.22	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.56 CZK12.22	-46.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Tainan	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$7.02 CZK152.72	+78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$27.51 CZK598.73	-18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$30,443.43 CZK663K	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$13.07 CZK284.40	+47.4%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Tainan	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$16.32 CZK355.13	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$722.84 CZK15,731.46	+142.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$700.19 CZK15,238.38	+256.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$209.53 CZK4,560.01	+216.2%
Average			+177.9%

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pay 22.5% more for childcare

	Tainan	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$328.55 CZK7,150.27	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$10,821.07 CZK236K	+97.0%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.75 CZK59.87	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$3.07 CZK66.81	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.88 CZK149.68	+75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$60.02 CZK1,306.33	+33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$11.46 CZK249.47	+17.8%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Tainan	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$78.65 CZK1,711.77	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$43.18 CZK939.68	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$85.40 CZK1,858.57	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$110.43 CZK2,403.25	+5.1%
Average			+9.2%

Tainan vs. Plzen - Cost of clothing

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