Cost of living comparison
Prague is 52.7% more expensive than Taoyuan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.3% more in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 8.4% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 13.8% more in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 10.8% more in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.4% more in Prague
- Clothing
-
pay 29.8% more in Prague
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Prague are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of Taoyuan, you would:
pay 89.3% more for restaurants
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$153.91
|
$10.61
CZK244.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
NT$184.69
|
$8.49
CZK195.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
NT$34.37
|
$1.74
CZK40.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$22.23
|
$1.39
CZK32.03
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
NT$43.09
|
$1.42
CZK32.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
NT$135.95
|
$5.99
CZK138.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.16
NT$370.44
|
$3.96
CZK91.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
NT$70.80
|
$2.56
CZK58.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
NT$109.53
|
$3.92
CZK90.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NT$44.84
|
$0.77
CZK17.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.67
|
$0.73
CZK16.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.77
|
$0.89
CZK20.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
NT$40.72
|
$1.47
CZK33.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$32.58
|
$0.57
CZK13.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NT$25.60
|
$0.55
CZK12.60
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
NT$119.50
|
$6.13
CZK141.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,231.28
|
$23.35
CZK538.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,081.10
NT$1,097,888.99
|
$25,475.49
CZK587,098.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.97
NT$297.56
|
$12.99
CZK299.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.28
NT$540.20
|
$19.68
CZK453.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.00
NT$12,312.77
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,003.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$267.95
NT$8,892.56
|
$837.45
CZK19,299.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.96
NT$1,624.85
|
$223.37
CZK5,147.61
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$525.59
NT$17,443.10
|
$713.18
CZK16,435.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,706.50
NT$454,888.58
|
$11,763.21
CZK271,090.18
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
NT$50.28
|
$2.40
CZK55.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
NT$82.09
|
$3.08
CZK70.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
NT$194.95
|
$6.54
CZK150.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.78
NT$1,253.85
|
$63.73
CZK1,468.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.28
NT$307.82
|
$10.61
CZK244.62
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Taoyuan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.20
NT$2,462.55
|
$82.44
CZK1,899.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.64
NT$718.25
|
$36.17
CZK833.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.52
NT$2,539.51
|
$92.56
CZK2,133.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.75
NT$3,078.19
|
$111.10
CZK2,560.40
|
|
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