Cost of living comparison
Prague is 28.0% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Prague instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.04
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.84
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.65
|
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.43
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.29
|
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.19
|
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.36
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.96
|
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.05
|
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.94
|
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.54
|
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.56
|
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.24
|
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.09
|
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.80
|
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.25
|
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,129,857.18
|
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.49
|
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.57
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,514.24
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,130.16
|
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,068.51
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,836.16
|
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,191.40
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.44
|
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.09
|
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.63
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,245.79
|
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.67
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.44
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,012.90
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.06
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,362.89
|
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
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