Prague vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.43M

The cost of living in Prague is 52% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2377th and 4646th ($1899 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 244th and 178th 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
$10.6
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$16947

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Cities near Prague

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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612