Prague vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
1.38M
2.6M

The cost of living in Prague is 42% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3084th and 4715th ($1641 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 292nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605