Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Czech Republic

Plzen vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 40.6% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Plzen
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 62.1% more in Plzen

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

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Plzen vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.73 NT$181.44	$9.60 CZK200.03	+67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$165.89	$8.64 CZK180.03	+64.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 NT$37.33	$2.01 CZK41.87	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.33	$1.71 CZK35.67	+132.2%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 NT$43.13	$1.63 CZK34.01	+19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 NT$137.38	$6.56 CZK136.62	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.87 NT$375.67	$4.71 CZK98.18	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 NT$68.43	$3.46 CZK72.11	+60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 NT$110.68	$4.27 CZK88.94	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 NT$45.31	$0.82 CZK17.10	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 NT$26.95	$0.82 CZK17.01	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 NT$37.15	$1.02 CZK21.31	-12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$41.15	$1.69 CZK35.13	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$32.92	$0.60 CZK12.60	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NT$25.87	$0.54 CZK11.34	-33.5%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 NT$120.44	$6.53 CZK135.99	+71.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,244.19	$26.88 CZK560.10	-31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,064.72 NT$1M	$28,797.76 CZK600K	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.50 NT$300.68	$13.58 CZK283.05	+42.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 NT$589.68	$19.99 CZK416.60	+7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.63 NT$12,960.31	$678.03 CZK14,129.24	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.90 NT$10,627.45	$634.87 CZK13,229.84	+89.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.36 NT$1,529.98	$203.06 CZK4,231.39	+319.9%
Average			+120.4%

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.10 NT$17,626.02	$335.37 CZK6,988.72	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$474K	$9,172.62 CZK191K	-38.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 NT$48.73	$2.88 CZK60.01	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 NT$89.17	$3.17 CZK66.13	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 NT$197.00	$7.20 CZK150.03	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.82 NT$1,101.80	$65.72 CZK1,369.47	+88.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 NT$311.05	$10.56 CZK220.04	+7.4%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 62.1% more for clothing

	Taoyuan	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.26 NT$1,969.97	$85.86 CZK1,789.25	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.39 NT$518.41	$44.44 CZK926.16	+171.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.47 NT$2,419.26	$91.96 CZK1,916.40	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 NT$3,110.47	$117.10 CZK2,440.30	+19.1%
Average			+62.1%

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