Prague vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$1619
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.44M

The cost of living in Prague is 52% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2387th and 4661st ($1909 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 285th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Taipei

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Prague Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$18442

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Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602