Cost of living comparison
Prague is 35.1% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Prague instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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