Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Czech Republic

Prague vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 24.0% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Prague
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Prague
Housing: pay 62.0% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 34.3% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Prague

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

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Prague vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.87 CZK236.60	+130.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$10.09 CZK219.54	+78.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.99 CZK43.38	+117.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.45 CZK31.47	+121.6%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.64 CZK35.79	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.97 CZK130.01	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.03 CZK87.69	-65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.83 CZK83.35	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.77 CZK82.09	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.87 CZK18.97	-60.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.81 CZK17.53	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.97 CZK21.04	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.68 CZK36.67	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.46 CZK10.04	-63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.45 CZK9.84	-56.6%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Taipei	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.27 CZK158.32	+84.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$21.49 CZK467.64	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$31,083.07 CZK676K	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$15.59 CZK339.28	+74.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 62.0% more for housing

	Taipei	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$21.83 CZK475.16	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,115.98 CZK24,287.31	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$960.67 CZK20,907.38	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$219.79 CZK4,783.39	+231.7%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 34.3% more for childcare

	Taipei	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$1,078.55 CZK23,472.83	+62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$18,476.09 CZK402K	+10.8%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.16 CZK68.85	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.65 CZK79.50	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$7.79 CZK169.64	+98.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$67.45 CZK1,467.92	+63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$13.30 CZK289.39	+36.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Taipei	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$92.51 CZK2,013.32	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$47.60 CZK1,036.04	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$112.07 CZK2,439.06	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$127.30 CZK2,770.53	+21.1%
Average			+29.2%

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