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Prague vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 28.0% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 79.8% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Prague
Housing: pay 98.0% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 9.4% less in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Prague

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Prague. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.8% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$204.74	$10.61 CZK259.85	+71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$165.84	$8.49 CZK207.88	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$33.25	$1.74 CZK42.66	+73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.49	$1.39 CZK34.02	+104.6%
Average			+79.8%

Taipei vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$61.54	$1.42 CZK34.83	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$277.30	$5.99 CZK146.70	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$356.63	$3.96 CZK96.92	-63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$89.98	$2.56 CZK62.62	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$144.57	$3.92 CZK95.85	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$68.28	$0.77 CZK18.74	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$33.54	$0.73 CZK17.92	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$41.29	$0.89 CZK21.88	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$51.49	$1.47 CZK36.09	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$43.02	$0.57 CZK14.06	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.76	$0.55 CZK13.39	-50.7%
Average			-32.9%

Taipei vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Taipei	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$122.01	$6.13 CZK150.08	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,228.44	$23.35 CZK571.67	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,150,638.05	$25,475.49 CZK623,645.13	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$291.75	$12.99 CZK318.06	+47.5%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 98.0% more for housing

	Taipei	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$795.95	$19.68 CZK481.68	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,891.55	$1,128.35 CZK27,622.28	+78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,408.44	$837.45 CZK20,500.97	+80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,106.56	$223.37 CZK5,468.05	+251.1%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 9.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$20,201.00	$713.18 CZK17,458.86	+16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$605,120.05	$11,763.21 CZK287,965.66	-35.6%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$87.01	$2.40 CZK58.73	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$100.91	$3.08 CZK75.32	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$122.84	$6.54 CZK160.07	+76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,268.70	$63.73 CZK1,560.19	+66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$327.58	$10.61 CZK259.85	+7.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Taipei	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,854.94	$82.44 CZK2,018.15	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,031.53	$36.17 CZK885.49	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,823.05	$92.56 CZK2,265.91	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,424.74	$111.10 CZK2,719.79	+7.4%
Average			+19.8%

Taipei vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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