Kaohsiung vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5770th and 2377th ($971 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 281st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Prague

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Kaohsiung Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340