Cost of living comparison

Prague, Czech Republic

compared to

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 11.1% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 44.9% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 40.0% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in New Taipei City

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

New Taipei City vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Prague	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK230.87	$4.64 NT$138.81	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK184.70	$5.01 NT$149.92	-41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK37.90	$1.00 NT$30.06	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK30.23	$0.67 NT$20.05	-51.8%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 44.9% more for groceries

	Prague	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK30.95	$1.86 NT$55.63	+30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK130.34	$8.37 NT$250.68	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK86.11	$11.57 NT$346.37	+192.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK55.64	$2.79 NT$83.54	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK85.16	$3.56 NT$106.62	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK16.65	$2.06 NT$61.73	+169.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK15.92	$0.74 NT$22.04	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK19.44	$0.63 NT$18.78	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK32.06	$0.97 NT$29.17	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK12.49	$1.24 NT$37.25	+116.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.89	$0.59 NT$17.74	+8.4%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Prague	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK133.34	$3.61 NT$108.01	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK507.91	$37.10 NT$1,110.52	+58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK554,086.85	$34,750.62 NT$1,040,186.69	+36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK282.58	$8.81 NT$263.75	-32.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Prague	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK427.95	$23.90 NT$715.36	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK24,541.43	$521.47 NT$15,609.18	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK18,214.39	$368.69 NT$11,035.97	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK4,858.17	$63.62 NT$1,904.34	-71.5%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Prague	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK15,511.58	$494.67 NT$14,806.93	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK255,847.40	$13,526.15 NT$404,876.94	+15.0%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK52.18	$2.47 NT$74.03	+3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK66.92	$2.67 NT$79.82	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK142.22	$3.56 NT$106.42	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,386.17	$29.30 NT$877.16	-54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK230.87	$9.89 NT$296.14	-6.8%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Prague	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK1,793.06	$66.16 NT$1,980.24	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK786.73	$31.15 NT$932.51	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,013.18	$86.57 NT$2,591.21	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,416.43	$114.39 NT$3,424.10	+3.0%
Average			-9.3%

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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: June 2025

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