Cost of living comparison
Prague is 26.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Prague instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.04
|
$9.61
CZK219.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.02
|
$8.74
CZK199.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.46
|
$1.67
CZK38.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$1.51
CZK34.36
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$1.55
CZK35.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.68
|
$6.25
CZK142.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.90
|
$3.95
CZK90.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
$2.61
CZK59.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.27
|
$4.08
CZK93.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.77
CZK17.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.74
CZK16.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$0.95
CZK21.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.43
CZK32.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.58
CZK13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.60
CZK13.58
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.66
|
$6.44
CZK146.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.25
|
$24.03
CZK548.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,751.58
|
$26,867.69
CZK612,857.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.39
|
$12.49
CZK285.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.48
|
$21.58
CZK492.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,050.87
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,430.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,789.63
|
$788.65
CZK17,989.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.17
|
$233.34
CZK5,322.58
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,282.22
|
$723.05
CZK16,492.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,819.69
|
$11,769.87
CZK268,473.11
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.51
|
$2.60
CZK59.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.97
|
$3.13
CZK71.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.03
|
$6.55
CZK149.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.69
|
$61.39
CZK1,400.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.03
|
$10.92
CZK249.13
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.18
|
$83.11
CZK1,895.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.87
|
$39.28
CZK896.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.79
|
$98.13
CZK2,238.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.95
|
$115.55
CZK2,635.62
|
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