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Prague vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 52.0% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Prague
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 16.2% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.49	$10.61 CZK259.08	+152.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$158.08	$8.49 CZK207.26	+76.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.21	$1.74 CZK42.53	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.09	$1.39 CZK33.92	+127.8%
Average			+110.2%

Taiwan vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$58.00	$1.42 CZK34.73	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$234.18	$5.99 CZK146.26	-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$373.02	$3.96 CZK96.63	-65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.40	$2.56 CZK62.44	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.68	$3.92 CZK95.56	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.34	$0.77 CZK18.69	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.30	$0.73 CZK17.86	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.10	$0.89 CZK21.81	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.71	$1.47 CZK35.98	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.78	$0.57 CZK14.02	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.50	$0.55 CZK13.35	-42.8%
Average			-21.8%

Taiwan vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$118.20	$6.13 CZK149.63	+70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	$23.35 CZK569.97	-38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$307.75	$12.99 CZK317.11	+39.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$617.78	$19.68 CZK480.24	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	+191.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	+210.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	+313.6%
Average			+180.1%

Taiwan vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 16.2% more for childcare

	Taiwan	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	+51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	-18.7%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.95	$2.40 CZK58.55	+31.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.30	$3.08 CZK75.09	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.61	$6.54 CZK159.59	+63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	+84.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$305.77	$10.61 CZK259.08	+14.3%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	+29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$925.64	$36.17 CZK882.85	+28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	+21.1%
Average			+25.1%

Taiwan 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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