Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 14.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Finland, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Czech Republic
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
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