Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 29.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Austria, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
Czech Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
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