Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.7 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Prague instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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